KirtiKumar Bhangdiya | |
|---|---|
 Bhangdiya during Chimur Kranti Day | |
| Member ofMaharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office (2014-2019), (2019-2024), (2024-Present) | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar |
| Constituency | Chimur[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chimur,Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-present)[2] |
| Occupation | Politician |
KirtiKumar Mitesh Bhangdiya,[2] also known asBunty Bhau Bhangdiya, is an Indian politician serving as a 15th Member of theMaharashtra Legislative Assembly.[1] He represents theChimur Assembly Constituency and is a member of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the richest candidate fromVidarbha in the 2014 elections.[3] He was elected as an MLA for three consecutive terms in the 2014, 2019, and 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.[1]
Bhangdiya was founder and head of Yuvashakti Sanghatna, a political organisation that held power in the Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad in 2014. In August 2014, Bhangdiya joined the BJP.[2]
Bhangdiya's father, Mitesh Bhangdiya, who also belongs to the BJP, was a member ofMaharashtra Legislative Council from the Chandrapur- Gadchiroli- Wardha local body constituency from 2012 to 2018. He is amongst the leading irrigation contractors in theVidarbha-Marathwada region.[4]
On 21 August 2017, Bhangdiya and several of his supporters were charged with assaulting anIndian National Congress leader and several of his supporters inChimur.[5]Bhangdiya is considered to be close toDevendra Fadnavis..
Bunty Bhau Bhangdiya is a member of theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), since his childhood a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation.
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Chimur (2014-present)
In the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, Bhangdiya was elected as the MLA from the Chimur constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He secured 87,377 votes, accounting for a 44.7% vote share.[1]
He was re-elected as the MLA from Chimur in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He received 87,146 votes, with a vote share of 42.3%.[1]
In the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, he won a third consecutive term from Chimur. He secured a total of 116,495 votes, including 115,863 votes from electronic voting machines and 632 postal votes, achieving a vote share of 50.25%.[6]