Chandrakant Damodhar Handore (born 13 March 1957) is an Indian politician from

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. He is an

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member and had represented

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in 12th

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in Vilasrao Deshmukh ministry. On 5 February 2021, Handore appointed as a Working President of the

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. He is former

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for Social Justice of the

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. He was elected

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for the period 1992 to 1993. Handore was a vice President of the

for the period 2014 to 2021. Since 2020, he is also the in charge of the Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee. Handore is the founder and president of the "Bhim Shakti" (tran: The "Bhim's power" or "

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's power"), an

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and socio-political organization.

Personal life

Chandrakant Handore's mother's name is Hausabai and father's name is Damodhar Handore. He is married to Mrs Sangita Handore, she is the current corporator of 125 Chembur,

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. They have four daughters Sonal, Prajyoti, Nikita and Priyanka, and a son Ganesh. Chandrakant Handore's family, inspired by

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, follows

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Positions held

* 1985 - 1992: Corporator:

* 1992-1993: Chairperson: Mayor Council Of Maharashtra * 1992 – 1993 :

( RPI) * 2004 – 2009: Member of

(1st term) * 2004 – 2009 :

Cabinet Minister A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, � ...

of Maharashtra (INC) * 2008 – 2009 : Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban district * 2009 – 2014: Member of

(2nd term) * 2014 - 2021 : vice president of the

* December 2020 - current : In charge of the Mumbai Pradesh Congress *Former General Secretary Of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee *Former General Secretary Of Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee *5 February 2021- Current : Working President of the

References

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