Chandrakant Handore
Chandrakant Handore | |
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Handore in 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2024 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Kumar Ketkar |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Permanent Invitee of the Congress Working Committee | |
| Assumed office November 2023 | |
| President of the Bhim Shakti | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2001 | |
| Working President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 5 February 2021 | |
| In charge of the Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Vice-President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 2014–2021 | |
| Social Justice Minister of the Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Pramod Shirwalkar |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Phaterpekar |
| Constituency | Chembur |
| Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban District | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Mayor of Mumbai | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Diwakar Raote |
| Succeeded by | R. R. Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1957 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | |
| Education | B.A. |
| Occupation | Legislator, social activist |
Chandrakant Damodhar Handore (born 13 March 1957) is an Indian politician and the current Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Maharashtra. He is an Indian National Congress member and had represented Chembur in 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Vilasrao Deshmukh ministry. On 5 February 2021, Handore appointed as a Working President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.
Handore is former cabinet minister for Social Justice of the Government of Maharashtra. He was elected Mayor of Mumbai for the period 1992 to 1993. Handore was a vice President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee for the period 2014 to 2021. Since 2020, he is also the in charge of the Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee. Handore is the founder and president of the "Bhim Shakti" (tran: The "Bhim's power" or "Ambedkar's power"), an Ambedkarite and socio-political organization.