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Prakash Dahake

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Prakash Dahake
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
(2009–2014)
Preceded byRajendra Patni
Succeeded byRajendra Patni
ConstituencyKaranja Assembly constituency
Personal details
BornKaranja, Washim District
Died10 May 2021(2021-05-10) (aged 68)
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (1999-2021)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (Till 1999)
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha (2004)
SpouseSai Prakash Dahake
RelationsDilip Walse Patil (Brother-in-Law)

Prakash Uttamrao Dahake is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Karanja Assembly constituency representing the Nationalist Congress Party and He held the post of Chairman of the Karanja Agricultural Produce Market Committee for 15 consecutive years and During 2009, he was also elected as the Chairman of the Vidarbha Development Corporation till 2014. [1][2]

Political Career

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Prakash Dahake had a distinct identity as 'Dada' in politics and by his supporters. He won the 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party from Karanja Assembly constituency but His supporters always win from beginning in large numbers in the elections of Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad, Purchase and Sale Union and Service Cooperative Society in rural areas. Prakash Dad was known in the taluka as Prakash Parv in the social and political arena and He held the post of Chairman of the Karanja Agricultural Produce Market Committee for 15 consecutive years and During 2009, he was also elected as the Chairman of the Vidarbha Development Corporation till 2014.

Later, he lost twice to the same candidate in the 2014 & 2019 Assembly elections. However, his wife joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, by defeating Rajendra Patni Son, Gyayak Rajendra Patni who contested on the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) ticket.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Pradip Kumar Maitra (23 October 2009). "No dent in Cong base". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  2. ^ Joshi, Prakash (22 October 2009). "All eyes on rebels". Times of India.
  3. ^ "Karanja, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Sai Prakash Dahake with 85005 defeats NCP (SP)'s Patni Gyayak Rajendra". India Today. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ^ Kapde, Sandip (23 November 2024). "Sai Prakash Dahake Won Karanja Assembly Election 2024 final result: भाजपच्या सई प्रकाश डहाके विजयी, ज्ञायक पाटणींचा पराभव!". Marathi News Esakal (in Marathi). Retrieved 5 December 2024.