Madan Yerawar

Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) serving his third term as MLA.

Madan Yerawar
Minister of state
Government of Maharashtra
In office
8 July 2016 – 8 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
DepartmentPublic Works
Energy
Tourism
Food & Drug Administration
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byNandini Deshmukh Parvekar
ConstituencyYavatmal
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byKirti Gandhi
Succeeded byNilesh Deshmukh Parvekar
ConstituencyYavatmal
Personal details
Born (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963
Yavatmal, Maharashtra
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseMinal Yerawar
Children2
Parent
  • Madhukarao Govindrao Yerawar (father)
EducationDiploma in Pharmacy

Madan Yerawar was made Minister of State in First Fadnavis ministry for Energy, Tourism, Food and Drugs Administration and Public work. He held this position during October 2014 to November 2019.[1]

He has been a former member of the Assembly from Yavatmal in 2004 by defeating MLA Kirti Gandhi of INC.

[2][3] His victory was amongst the five seats won by the BJP, that resulted in the Indian National Congress (INC) not being able to win a single seat in Yavatmal district once its stronghold.[4]

He is a stakeholder in Chintamani Agrotech a company involved in power generation in Yavatmal, a company that had Nitin Gadkari as one of its directors.[2] He is considered as a "protege'" of Gadkari, and the 2014 contest had been considered as a "prestige issue" for Gadkari and Ajit Pawar whose mentee Sandeep Bajoria was pitted against him. He was also a guardian minister of Buldhana district & Yavatmal district which is located in Vidharbha Maharashtra India.[5][6]

References
  1. "Maharashtra cabinet reshuffle: CM allocated portfolios to newly sworn-in ministers". 10 July 2016.
  2. Jain, Sreenivasan (19 May 2012). "Vidarbha: The Lie of the Land". NDTV. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. Abraham, T. O. (19 October 2014). "Congress routed in Yavatmal dist". Times of India. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. "बुलढाणा पालकमंत्रीपदी राज्यमंत्री मदन येरावार". Maharashtra Times.
  6. Abraham, T. O. (12 October 2014). "Yavatmal and Arni are prestige issue for Cong, BJP, NCP". Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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