Arjun Khotkar

The Honourable
Arjun Khotkar
Minister of State for Textile, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries
Government of Maharashtra
In office
8 July 2016 – 2019
Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra
In office
2014–2019
ConstituencyJalna Vidhan Sabha constituency
Personal details
Born (1962-01-01) 1 January 1962 (age 62)[1]
Wakhari Wadgaon, Maharashtra, India[2]
Political partyShiv Sena
RelationsAnirudh Khotkar Sanjay Khotkar (Brothers)
Websitearjunkhotkar.com

Arjun Panditrao Khotkar (born 1 January 1962) is a Shiv Sena politician from Jalna district, Marathwada. He was Member of Legislative Assembly from Jalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Maharashtra, India as a member of Shiv Sena. He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state for Textile, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries in July, 2016.[3][4] He has been elected for 4 terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 1990, 1995, 2004 & 2014.[5][6][7][8] He was Minister of state in Shiv Sena Government 1999.[9] On 25 November 2017 his 2014 election from Jalna constituency was declared void by Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court for filing his nomination papers after deadline has ended.[10]

Controversies

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Case

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Justice T V Nalawade of the Aurangabad bench passed the order on an election petition by Kailash Gorantyal of the Congress party who had contested against Khotkar.[11]

Accusations

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The AAP leader Preeti Sharma Menon claimed that Arjun Khotkar, the Sena MLA from Jalna and Chairman of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Jalna had fraudulently taken over more than 200 shops in Jalna and had distributed amongst his family and friends.[12]

Positions held

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  • 1990: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term)
  • 1995: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term)
  • 1999: Minister of State in Maharashtra Government
  • 2004: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term)
  • 2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)
  • 2015: Estimate Samiti Pramukh Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal[13]
  • 2016: Minister of State for Textile, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries in Maharashtra State Government[14]
  • 2017: Appointed Guardian minister of Nanded District [15]
  • 2018: Appointed Guardian minister of Osmanabad District [16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "माझ्या विषयी". Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ^ "माझ्या विषयी". Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Arjun Khotkar inducted in Maharashtra ministry". Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Cabinet Expansion: Maharashtra Gets 11 New Ministers, 2 From Shiv Sena". ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Jalna (Maharashtra) Election Results 2014, Current and Previous MLA". elections.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Vuabai9 - game nổ hũ, quay hũ uy tín nhất 2022 - VB9". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Vuabai9 - game nổ hũ, quay hũ uy tín nhất 2022 - VB9". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Vuabai9 - game nổ hũ, quay hũ uy tín nhất 2022 - VB9". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "माझ्या विषयी". Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. ^ "HC declares Sena minister Khotkar's 2014 election void".
  11. ^ "Bombay HC quashes Shiv Sena minister Arjun Khotkar's election from Jalna". The Economic Times. 24 November 2017. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  12. ^ "AAP Accuses Sena MLA Arjun Khotkar of Rs 500 crore APMC scam". The Economic Times. 18 August 2016. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "राज्य मंत्रिमंडळाचे खातेवाटप". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  15. ^ "पालकमंत्र्यांची नवी यादी जाहीर". Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  16. ^ "अर्जुन खाेतकर उस्मानाबाद जिल्ह्याचे पालकमंत्री". Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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