Madan Yerawar Explained

Office3:Minister of state
Government of Maharashtra
Term Start3:8 July 2016
Term End3:8 November 2019
1Blankname4:Chief Minister
2Blankname3:Department
2Namedata3:Public Works
Energy
Tourism
Food & Drug Administration
Office:Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term Start:(2014-2019), (2019
Term End:2024)
Predecessor:Nandini Nilesh Deshmukh Parvekar
Constituency:Yavatmal
Term Start1:(2004
Term End1:2009)
Predecessor1:Kirti Gandhi
Successor1:Nilesh Shivram Deshmukh Parvekar
Constituency1: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.