Kirti Kumar Mitesh[1] Bunty Bhangdiya is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Chimur Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] He was the richest candidate from Vidarbha in the 2014 elections.[3] Bhangdiya was founder and head of "Yuvashakti Sanghatna" a political organisation that held power in the Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad in 2014. In August 2014, Bhangdiya joined the BJP.[4][5] Bhangdiya's father Mitesh Bhangdiya is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council, from the Chandrapur- Gadchiroli- Wardha local body constituency (2012-2018) who also belongs to the BJP. Mitesh Bhangdiya is amongst the leading irrigation contractors in the Vidarbha-Marathwada region.[6]
On 21 August 2017, Bhangdiya and several of his supporters were charged with assaulting an Indian National Congress leader and several of his own supporters in Chandrapur.[7]
References
- ↑ बंटी भांगडियांचा यांचा अखेर भाजपप्रवेश. Gadchiroli Varta(2014-08-17).
- ↑ Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014. India Today.
- ↑ BJP's Bhangdiya with Rs 88 crore assets is richest Vidarbha candidate. Times of India(2014-10-14).
- ↑ मोहन मते, बंटी भांगडिया यांचा आज भाजपप्रवेश. Sakal(2014-08-17).
- ↑ Council polls: NCP scores big while complacent Cong suffers. The Free Press Journal(2012-05-29).
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bjp-mla-booked-for-attacking-cong-workers/articleshow/60165489.cms