Keshavrao Dhondge, Former Maharashtra Legislator and Socialist Leader, Dies at 100 in Aurangabad
Dhondge was felicitated by the Maharashtra legislature in 2022 for being a centenarian ex-legislator. He had participated in the Hyderabad Independence movement, and the united Maharashtra movement, and raised the issues of workers and farmers in the legislature and on the streets.
Mumbai, January 1: Veteran Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) leader and former Maharashtra legislator Keshavrao Dhondge died at 100 on Sunday, his party colleague said. Dhondge breathed his last in a hospital in Aurangabad.
Senior PWP leader Jayant Patil said Dhondge had served as an elected representative from 1951 to 1995. During this long stint, he was elected as an MLA five times and as an MP once. He hailed from Kandhar village in Nanded district in the Marathwada region. Maharashtra: Crowd Gathers at Jay Stambh To Mark 205th Anniversary of Bhima-Koregaon Battle.
Dhondge was felicitated by the Maharashtra legislature in 2022 for being a centenarian ex-legislator. He had participated in the Hyderabad Independence movement, and the united Maharashtra movement, and raised the issues of workers and farmers in the legislature and on the streets. Midnight Brawl in Maharashtra: Two Drunk Men Get Into an Ugly Fight, Hit Each Other in Aurangabad, Video Goes Viral.
Dhondge won his first Assembly election in 1957 and repeated the feat in 1962, 1972, 1985 and 1990. He also played a crucial role in the formation of Loha taluka in Nanded district.
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