Pandurang Fundkar
Indian politician (1950– 2018)
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Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar (21 August 1950 – 31 May 2018), alias Bhausaheb Fundkar, was leader of opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council in India. He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar | |
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| Minister of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Eknath Khadse |
| Succeeded by | Chandrakant Patil |
| Minister of Horticulture
Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Succeeded by | Jaydattaji Kshirsagar |
| Leader of Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 11 April 2005 – 22 December 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh Ashok Chavan Prithviraj Chavan |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Vinod Tawde |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office (2002-2008), (2008-2014), (2014 – 2018) | |
| Constituency | elected by MLAs |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office (1989-1991), (1991-1996), (1996 – 1998) | |
| Preceded by | Vairale Madhusudan |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Ambedkar |
| Constituency | Akola |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office (1978-1080), (1980 – 1985) | |
| Preceded by | Manikrao Gawande |
| Succeeded by | Manikrao Gawande |
| Constituency | Khamgaon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1950 |
| Died | 31 May 2018 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Sunita (m. 1979) |
| Children | •Sagar Fundkar •Vasundhara Fundkar Chopade •Akash Pandurang Fundkar |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | University of Nagpur |
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He was a member of 9th Lok Sabha (1989-1991), 10th Lok Sabha (1991-1996) and 11th Lok Sabha from Akola from Maharashtra. He was also former president of State BJP. He was born in 1950 in Narkhed. [2]
He was elected as member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Khamgaon Assembly constituency in 1978 and 1980.[3] On July 8, 2016, he was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister in Devendra Fadnavis[4][5] government.[6]
He died on 31 May 2018 in Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai due to a massive heart attack.[7]