Dr. Madhavrao Kinhalkar
डॉ. माधवराव किन्हाळकर
MLA, Maharashtra
In office 1990-1995
Constituency	Bhokar
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Bhokar
In office 1995–1999
Preceded by	Shankarrao Chavan
Succeeded by	BG Deshmukh
Personal details
Born	Madhav Bhujangrao Kinhalkar (1957-09-27) 27 September 1957 (age 66) Bhokar, Nanded district
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	Bharatiya
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (before 1999)
Spouse	Vrushali Kinhalkar
Relations	Married
Children	Only Daughter
Residence(s)	Manjula Nagar, Bhokar
Alma mater	Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Medical College
Profession	Doctor, Politician
Known for	Author, Babli project
Website	http://facebook.com/BallalkarMaruthiRao

Madhavrao Kinhalkar is a former Minister in Sharad Pawar Government. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party after resignation from NCP.

Career

He served as a Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bhokar Constituency from 1991 through 1999. ^[1] He served as Minister of State for Home Affairs, Revenue and Co-operation in the Maharashtra government from 1991 to 1995 headed by Sharad Pawar.

He was a Nationalist Congress Party leader, but in 2014 he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at Mumbai.

In 2014, he contested from Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as BJP Candidate against Ameeta Ashokrao Chavan unsuccessfully with securing 53,224 votes as running candidates.

Litigation surrounding paid news

Kinhalkar is the main litigant in the Ashok Chavan Paid News case of 2009 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. He Independently contested against him in the 2009 assembly poll from Bhokar Assembly Constituency.

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