Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar is a member of the 14th

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from Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) serving his third term as MLA. Madan Yerawar was made Minister of State in

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for Energy, Tourism, Food and Drugs Administration and Public work. He held this position during October 2014 to November 2019. He has been a former member of the Assembly from Yavatmal in 2004 by defeating MLA Kirti Gandhi of

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. His victory was amongst the five seats won by the BJP, that resulted in the

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(INC) not being able to win a single seat in

Yavatmal district Yavatmal district , əʋət̪maːɭformerly known as Yeotmal, is a district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the region of Vidarbha, in the east-central part of the state. It is Vidarbha's third-largest district by popula ...

once its stronghold. He is a stakeholder in Chintamani Agrotech a company involved in power generation in Yavatmal, a company that had

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as one of its directors. He is considered as a "protege'" of Gadkari, and the 2014 contest had been considered as a "prestige issue" for Gadkari and

Ajit Pawar Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: �d͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ born 22 July 1959) is an Indian politician. He is the Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, and was the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in his ...

whose mentee Sandeep Bajoria was pitted against him. He was also a guardian minister of

Buldhana district Buldhana district (Marathi pronunciation: ulɖʰaːɳa is located in the Amravati division of Maharashtra, India. It is situated at the western border of Vidarbha region and is 500 km away from the state capital, Mumbai. The district ha ...

which is located in Vidharbha

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India.

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