Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Khamgaon-SC
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 3
More Information :
BHATKAR, SHRI LAXMANRAO SHRAWANJI, Cong., [Maharashtra—Khamgaon- (Reserved—Sch. Castes)—1962]: S. of Shri Shrawanji; B. Thugaon, Distt. Amravati, 1901; ed. at Neill City High School, Nagpur, and Depressed Classes Mission High School, Bombay; married; 5 S. and 2 D.; Member, Distt. Council, Buldana for 18 years; Member, Berar Legislative Committee for several years; Vice-President, Muncipal Committee, Chikhili, 1933; Member, High School Education Board, C.P. and Berar, 1937—43; Vice-Chairman, Janpad Sabha, Chikhili; Worked for removal of untouchability and uplift of Harijans and backward communities; Established Shri Chokhamala Hostel, Chikhili, in 1921 for Harijan students and worked as its Manager; Joined Congress in 1938; Imprisoned in 1941 for taking part in individual Satyagraha Movement; Detained in 1942; Member, Satyashodak Samaj and Prarthana Samaj; Member, C.P. and Berar Legislative Assembly, 1937—42; Member, Constituent Assembly, 1946—50; Member, Provisional Parliament, 1950—52; President, Vidarbha Depressed Classes League since 1959; Member, Distt. Development Board, Buldana, 1960—62; Member, First Lok Sabha, 1952—57 and Second Lok Sabha, 1957—62. Special interest: Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Communities. Recreation: Gardening. Permanent address: Chikhili, Distt. Buldana. [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 4,47,148 Shri Laxmanra Shrawanji Bhatkar . . 1,47,168 Shri Dinanath Baxuram Dabhade . . 76,745 Shri Budhulal Hiralal Manekar . . 26,711 Shri Gunaji Sadu Sawadekar . . 22,791].
