Madan Yerawar Explained

Office1:Minister of state
Government of Maharashtra
Term Start1:8 July 2016
Term End1:8 November 2019
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Devendra Fadnavis
2Blankname1:Department
2Namedata1:Public Works
Energy
Tourism
Food & Drug Administration
Office2:Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:(2014-2019), (2019-Incumbent)
Predecessor2:Nandini Deshmukh Parvekar
Constituency2:Yavatmal
Term Start3:(2004
Term End3:2009)
Predecessor3:Kirti Gandhi
Successor3:Nilesh Deshmukh Parvekar
Constituency3:Yavatmal
Birth Date:1963 1, df=y
Birth Place:Yavatmal, Maharashtra
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse:Minal Yerawar
Children:2
Father:Madhukarao Govindrao Yerawar
Education:Diploma in Pharmacy

Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) serving his third term as MLA.

Madan Yerawar was made Minister of State in First Fadnavis ministry for Energy, Tourism, Food and Drugs Administration and Public work. He held this position during October 2014 to November 2019.[1]

He has been a former member of the Assembly from Yavatmal in 2004 by defeating MLA Kirti Gandhi of INC.

[2] His victory was amongst the five seats won by the BJP, that resulted in the Indian National Congress (INC) not being able to win a single seat in Yavatmal district once its stronghold.[3]

He is a stakeholder in Chintamani Agrotech a company involved in power generation in Yavatmal, a company that had Nitin Gadkari as one of its directors.[4] He is considered as a "protege'" of Gadkari, and the 2014 contest had been considered as a "prestige issue" for Gadkari and Ajit Pawar whose mentee Sandeep Bajoria was pitted against him.He was also a guardian minister of Buldhana district & Yavatmal district which is located in Vidharbha Maharashtra India.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maharashtra cabinet reshuffle: CM allocated portfolios to newly sworn-in ministers. 10 July 2016.
  2. News: Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 . India Today. 2015-07-11.
  3. News: Congress routed in Yavatmal dist. T. O.. Abraham. 2014-10-19. Times of India. 11 July 2015.
  4. News: Vidarbha: The Lie of the Land. Jain . Sreenivasan. 2012-05-19. NDTV. 16 July 2015.
  5. Web site: बुलढाणा पालकमंत्रीपदी राज्यमंत्री मदन येरावार. Maharashtra Times.
  6. News: Yavatmal and Arni are prestige issue for Cong, BJP, NCP. Abraham . T. O. . 2014-10-12. Times of India. 16 July 2015.