Raju Khare

Raju Dnyanu Khare (born 1976),^[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is an MLA from Mohol Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Solapur district. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party (SP).^[2][3]

Raju Dnyanu Khare
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Yashwant Mane
Constituency	Mohol
Personal details
Born	1976 (age 48–49) Vikhroli, Mumbai Suburban District, Maharashtra
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar

Early life and education

Khare is from Vikroli, Mumbai Suburban district, Maharashtra. He is the son of Khare Dnyanu Bhairu, a farmer. He passed Class 10 and discontinued in 1992 while studying Class 11 at Karmvir Bhavrao Patil School.^[1] Khare belongs to Buddhist community and Mahar Scheduled Caste.^[4]

Career

Khare won from Mohol Assembly constituency representing Nationalist Congress Party (SP) in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 125,838 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mane Yashwant Vitthal of the Nationalist Congress Party, by a margin of 30,202 votes.^[5][6][7]