| Office | AICC Incharge for Goa Pradesh Congress Committee & Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Office | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| Office | President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Office | Minister of State in Fourth Pawar ministry |
| Term start | 24 December 2023
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| Predecessor | Manickam Tagore
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| Predecessor | Mandhana Harish Rameshwar |
| Successor | Sanjay Dulichand Rathod
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| Constituency | Darwha |
| Born | 1954-08-22 (age 72) |
| Born | Haru, Darwha Taluka, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra
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| Political party | File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg Indian National Congress
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| Children | Rahul Manikrao Thakare, Atul Thakare |
| Alma mater | 12th Pass
Under BA 2nd (Available Certificate) & 10th From Dinbai Vidyalaya, Digras Tq. Digras Dist. Yavatmal (Year 1970-71) |
| Occupation | Pension, Rental Income & Agriculture
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Manikrao Govindrao Thakare (born 22 August 1954) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a senior leader of Indian National Congress and is considered by people to be the most trustworthy OBC leader in Maharashtra.
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 January 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.[1]
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 27 July 1998, Manikrao along with R R Patil demanded that the Justice Shrikrishna Commission report be tabled on the floor of the assembly.[2] 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.
Manikrao Thakare was appointed AICC incharge of Telangana affairs on 4 January 2023.[3]
References
- ↑ Shinde drops 22 ministers in Maharashtra. rediff.com(July 6, 2004).
- ↑ Maharashtra assembly adjourned over Srikrishna Commission issue. rediff.com(July 27, 1998).
- ↑ Thakre replaces Tagore as AICC Telangana incharge(5 January 2023). Retrieved 6 January 2023.