Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar

Prataprao Chikhalikar
प्रतापराव चिखलीकर
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Constituency Loha
Personal details
Political party Shiv Sena
Occupation Politician

Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar (Marathi: प्रतापराव गोविंदराव चिखलीकर) is an Indian politician and Shiv Sena leader from Nanded district. He is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Loha Assembly Constituency.[1]

Career

Chikhalikar has been described as close to Shankarrao Chavan, but later has become an opponent of his son Ashok Chavan becoming a close junior associate of former Maharashtra Chief Minister the late Vilasrao Deshmukh. He won assembly elections in 2004.[2][3] In 2007, Chikhalikar, set up “Pratap Patil Chikhalikar Mitra Mandal” a political outfit in Nanded during municipality elections there, contesting elections against the Indian National Congress.[2] In 2012 Chikhalikar joined the Nationalist Congress Party, in August 2014, Chikhalikar joined the Shiv Sena.[4][5]

Positions held

References

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