Deorao Holi
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byNamdeo Dalluji Usendi
ConstituencyGadchiroli
Personal details
Born (1968-12-10) 10 December 1968
Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseBinarani
ChildrenDevashree, Dipesh
Alma materMBBS
Government Medical College,Nagpur
OccupationDoctor, Politician

Dr. Deorao Madguji Holi is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Gadchiroli Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He is a medical doctor. The second doctor elected from this constituency, reserved for a Scheduled Tribe candidate, after Saguna Talandi in 2009.[2] His 2014 victory is amongst Vidarbha's top ten in terms of margin.[3]

Controversy

His election has been challenged in the Bombay High Court by one of the losing candidates Narayanrao Jambhule of the All India Forward Bloc, on the grounds that Holi indulged in irregularities in his capacity as medical officer of Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad.[4]

References

  1. "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. Sen, Soumittra S (28 October 2014). "Development, medical sector my priorities: Dr Holi". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. Ganjapure, Vaibhav (23 October 2014). "Rathod, Naik win with record margins in Vid". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. "आमदार डॉ. देवराव होळींच्या निवडीला आव्हान". Loksatta (in Marathi). 9 December 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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