Bala Nandgaonkar Explained

Office:	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term Start:	1995
Term End:	2014
Successor:	Ajay Choudhari
Birth Date:	21 June 1957
Occupation:	Politician
Spouse:	Leena Jambawdekar
Party:	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena^[1] ^[2]
Nationality:	Indian

Bala Nandgaonkar (b 1957) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He started with Shiv Sena, and later joined Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. He is a three term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Usroli (Murud Janjira)and Shivadi Assembly Constituency.^[3]

Early political life

Bala Nandgaonkar was first elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on a Shiv Sena ticket in 1995 from Mazgaon, and won again in 1999 and 2004. He was elected to Vidhan Sabha in 2009 from Shivadi on MNS ticket, but lost in 2014.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

Bala Nandgaonkar was one of the driving forces along with Raj Thackeray to form the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.^[4]

Positions held

• Maharashtra Legislative Assembly MLA
• Terms in office:1995 to 1999,1999–2004,2004–2009 and 2009–2014.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marathi issue not vote-bank politics: MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar . indiatoday.intoday.in/ . 15 April 2016.
2. Web site: MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar . indiatimes.com/ . 15 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425021107/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-04-02/news/48801287_1_mns-mla-mns-chief-raj-thackeray-mns-legislator . 25 April 2016 . dead .
3. Web site: Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1999/2004/2009 . elections.in . 15 April 2016.
4. Web site: Is Raj Thackeray's right-hand man set to join Shiv Sena? . mid-day.com . 15 April 2016.
5. Web site: In the 1995 elections, Bhujbal, in a major upset, lost to Sena's Bala Nandgaonkar. In 1999 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 15 April 2016.