Shankar Hiraman Mandekar (born 1973)[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is an MLA from Bhor Assembly constituency in Pune District. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party.[2]
Early life and education
editMandekar is from Mulshi taluk, Pune District, Maharashtra.[3] He is the son of Hiraman Vishnu Mandekar. He passed Class 12 at Sant Gora Kumbhar High School and Junior College, Pashan and later discontinued his studies.[1]
Career
editMandekar won from Bhor Assembly constituency representing the Nationalist Congress Party in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 126,455 votes and defeated his nearest rival and three time MLA, Sangram Anantrao Thopate of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 19,638 votes.[4] It ended Congress Party's 15 year hold on the constituency.[3][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Shankar Hiraman Mandekar(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- BHOR(PUNE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Bhor (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: NCP's Shankar Hiraman Mandekar wins". The Indian Express. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b Urunkar, Salil (23 November 2024). "NCP's Shankar Mandekar Ends Congress's Fifteen-Year Hold in Bhor Constituency". The Bridge Chronicle. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Bhor election result 2024: NCP's Shankar Hiraman Mandekar wins against Congress's Sangram Anantrao Thopate". The Times of India. 23 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Shankar Hiraman Mandekar, NCP Candidate from Bhor Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News". www.news18.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.