| Bhau Jambhuwantrao Dhote | |
| Occupation: | Politician & Social Worker. |
| Constituency: | Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Residence: | Yavatmal, Maharashtra |
| Nationality: |  India |
| Spouse: | Mrs. Vijaya Jambhuwantrao Dhote |
| Party: | All India Forward Bloc, Indian National Congress, Vidarbha Janata Congress & Shivsena |
| Children: | Adv. Kranti Dhote Raut & Jwala Dhote |
| Birth Date: | 1939 |
| Caption: | Sanjay Bhau Deshmukh |
| Office: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start: | (1962-1964),(1964-1967),(1967-1972),(1978-1980),(1980 |
| Term End: | 1985) |
| Predecessor: | Ramchandra Jagoba Kadu Gharfalkar |
| Successor: | Sadashivrao Bapuji Thakre |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency2: | Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Term Start2: | (1971-1977),(1980 |
| Term End2: | 1984) |
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Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote (1939 – 18 February 2017) was an Indian politician. Known by his supporters as The Lion of Vidharbha & He is son-in-law of veteran Congress leader late Ramrao Adik .
Dhote left Congress soon, and founded Vidharbha Janta Congress (VJC) Party on 9 September 2002. He was elected to Maharashtra Assembly 5 times. He was elected from Yavatmal in 1962[1] and 1967 elections as a Forward Bloc candidate,[2] and in 1978 as Congress member.[3]
He was Member of Parliament from Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1971 to 5th Lok Sabha, defeating his Congress rival.[4] When Indira Gandhi split Congress in January 1978, he joined her Congress(I) party. He was elected for second time from Nagpur in 1980 to 7th Lok Sabha as a Congress candidate.
He died on 18 February 2017 due to a heart attack in Yavatmal.[5] [6] He can be remembered as the only 'mass leader' of Vidarbha to date.