Permanent Invitee of the Congress Working Committee[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2023
President of the Bhim Shakti
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2001
Working President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 February 2021
In charge of the Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
Vice-President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 2014–2021
Social Justice Minister of the Government of Maharashtra
In office 2004–2009
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 2004–2014
Preceded by
Pramod Shirwalkar
Succeeded by
Prakash Phaterpekar
Constituency
Chembur
Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban District
In office 2004–2009
Mayor of Mumbai
In office 1992–1993
Preceded by
Diwakar Raote
Succeeded by
R. R. Singh
Personal details
Born
(1957-03-13) 13 March 1957 (age 67) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political party
Republican Party of India,
Indian National Congress
Education
B.A.
Occupation
Legislator, social activist
Chandrakant Damodhar Handore (born 13 March 1957) is an Indian politician and the current Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Maharashtra.[2][3][4] He is an Indian National Congress member and had represented Chembur in 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Vilasrao Deshmukh ministry.[5] On 5 February 2021, Handore appointed as a Working President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.[6]
Handore is former cabinet minister for Social Justice of the Government of Maharashtra. He was elected Mayor of Mumbai for the period 1992 to 1993.[7]
Handore was a vice President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee for the period 2014 to 2021. Since 2020, he is also the in charge of the Mumbai Pradesh Congress Committee. Handore is the founder and president of the "Bhim Shakti" (tran: The "Bhim's power" or "Ambedkar's power"), an Ambedkarite and socio-political organization.[8][9][10]
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