Prakash Gunvantrao Bharsakale

Prakash Bharsakale
Member of the Akot
In office 2014–Present
Preceded by	Sanjay Gawande
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-20) 20 January 1964 (age 60) Shivsena (till 2005) Indian National Congress (2005-2009) Bharatiya Janata Party (2012-Present)
Spouse	Nalini Bharsakale
Children	Rupali Bharsakale Vijay Bharsakale
Parent	Gunwant Bharsakale (father)
Occupation	Politician

Prakash Gunvantrao Bharsakale is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Akot Assembly Constituency of Akola district. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

Political career

Prakash Bharsakale was

worker. He got opportunity in 1990 from Daryapur constituency and he won the election as Shivsena candidate. Bharsakale resigned from Shivsena in 2005 because Narayan Rane was expelled from the Shivsena. He joined the Indian National Congress along with Narayan Rane and won the by-election held in 2005 as congress candidate from Daryapur constituency. In 2009 he left the Congress and contested candidate but lost the election. Prakash Bharsakale joined

BJP

in 2012. In 2014 he got an opportunity from

BJP

candidate and won the election with large margin of votes against Congress candidate.

Daryapur Constituency

He served as MLA from 1990 to 2009 from Daryapur-Anjangaon Vidhansabha. Later he contested from Akot Vidhansabha because his constituency is reserved for Schedule Caste.

Amravati Loksabha 1991

Prakash Bharsakale contested Amravati Loksabha election in 1991 against strong Congress women leader and former President of India Pratibha Patil but lost the election. He secured 121784 votes against Pratibha Patil.

Daryapur constituency by-election

In 2005 Bharsakale joined Congress with Narayan Rane and faced by-election. Bharsakale won the by-election as Congress candidate against Balasaheb Hingnikar a Shivsena candidate.

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