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Krishna Pancham Khopde (born 6 March 1959) is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India. He represents the Nagpur East Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1] He is BJP sitting member, having been a member of the 12 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly too.[2] Khopde in 2014 was the chief of the Nagpur City BJP.[3] In 2009 he created a major upset defeating 5 time MLA Satish Chaturvedi of the Indian National Congress. Khopde was a corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and a standing committee chairman.[4] Khopde is a high school dropout.[5]
Krishna Khopde | |
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Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Nagpur East | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Nagpur East | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Succeeded by | Satish Chaturvedi |
Deputy Mayor of Nagpur | |
In office 1995–1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nagpur, Bombay State, India | 6 March 1959
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Sandhya Khopde |
Children | Abhilash & Rohit |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | www |
His political career commenced in the early nineties, when he became President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the BJP) in Nagpur. At the age of 33, Khopde became the Municipal Corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and served as corporator for 5 consecutive terms, in 1992 to 2014. He was the Deputy Mayor elected in Nagpur Municipal Corporation India, when he served as the Deputy Mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 36, in 1995-1996.
Khopde was born to Kamla Khopde and Pancham Khopde. His parents have 4 sons & 4 daughters.
He was an active member of Indian National Congress before joining BJP.
Krishna Khopde married Sandhya in 1991. They have two sons named Abhilash & Rohit.
In 1992, at age 33, Khopde was elected as a Corporator from Satnami Nagar ward. Three years later Khopde became the Deputy Mayor of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. In 2008, he was elected to the Standing Committee Chairman Nagpur Municipal Corporation. In 2009 he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[6] for the first time. He was serving his second term as MLA as of 2014.
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