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 | Jaydutt 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 2002–2018 | |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Vairale Madhusudan |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Ambedkar |
| Constituency | Akola |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1978–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Manikrao Gawande |
| Succeeded by | Manikrao Gawande |
| Constituency | Khamgaon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1950 Narkhed, Buldhana, India |
| Died | 31 May 2018 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sunita (m. 1979) |
| Children | Sagar Fundkar Vasundhara Akash Pandurang Fundkar |
| Residence(s) | Khamgaon, Maharashtra |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | University of Nagpur |
| Source: [1] | |
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 Buldhana. [2]
He was elected as member of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from Khamgaon (Vidhan Sabha 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]