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'''Manikrao ji Govindrao Thakre''' (born 22 August 1954) is an Indian politician from the state of [[Maharashtra]]. He is a senior leader of Congress.

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|name = Manikrao Thakre
|image =
|order =
|office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start = (1985-1990), (1990-1995), (1995-1999), (1999
|term_end = 2004)
|predecessor = Mandhana Harish Rameshwar
|successor = [[Sanjay Dulichand Rathod]]
| constituency = [[Darwha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darwha]]
|office2 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
|term_start2 = (2009 - 2012),
(2012
|term_end2 =2018)
|office3 = President of [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]]
|term_start3 = 2008
|term_end3 = 2015
|predecessor3 = [[Patangrao Kadam]]
|successor3 = [[Ashok Chavan]]
|office4 = [[Minister of State]] in [[Fourth Pawar ministry]]
|minister4 = Home ministry, Agriculture & Rural Development.
|term_start4 = March 1993
|term_end4 = March 1995
||office5 = [[Minister of State]] in [[First Deshmukh ministry]]
|minister5 = Home Affairs (Rural), Employment guarantee & parliamentary affairs.
|term_start5 = Oct 1999
|term_end5 = Jan 2003
|office6 = [[Minister of State]] in [[Sushilkumar Shinde ministry|Shinde ministry]]
|minister6 = Energy ministry
|term_start6 = Jan 2003
|term_end6 = July 2004
|birth_date = 22 August 1954
|birth_place = At Haru Tq.[[Darwha]], [[Yavatmal district]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|spouse =
|children =
|alma_mater =
}}

Manikrao Thakre is currently a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] and also elected as '''Deputy Chairperson''' of the house from August 2016 to July 2018

He was previously a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] from 1985 until 2004 from [[Darwha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] Constituency.

He was later given the '''Energy Ministry''' portfolio during Jan 2003 - 2004 and in July 2004, he was one of 22 ministers to be dropped as minister by the then [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Sushilkumar Shinde]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/jul/06maha.htm|title=Shinde drops 22 ministers in Maharashtra|publisher=[[rediff.com]]|date=July 6, 2004|accessdate=2009-09-26}}</ref>

Manikrao has been a vocal critic of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] - [[Shiv Sena]] alliance government which ruled Maharashtra up to 1999, especially its handling of the Srikrishna Commission. On July 27, 1998, Manikrao along with [[R R Patil]] demanded that the Justice Shrikrishna Commission report be tabled on the floor of the assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/jul/27maha.htm|title=Maharashtra assembly adjourned over Srikrishna Commission issue|publisher=[[rediff.com]]|date=July 27, 1998|accessdate=2009-09-26}}</ref> This forced an adjournment of the assembly. His relentless criticism of the then government in the legislature ensured that when the government lost its mandate.

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[[Category:Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1985–1990]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1990–1995]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1995–1999]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004]]

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