Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar

Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar Patil (born 2 August 1960) is an Indian politician and Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Nanded district. He is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Loha Assembly Constituency.^[1]

Prataprao Chikhalikar Patil
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde
Constituency	Loha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Shankarrao (Shankar Anna) Ganeshrao Dhondge
Succeeded by	Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde
Constituency	Loha
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	Chavan Rohidas Khobraji
Succeeded by	Constituency Abolished
Constituency	Kandhar, Nanded
Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha
In office 2019–2024
Preceded by	Ashok Chavan
Succeeded by	Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan
Constituency	Nanded
Personal details
Born	2 August 1960
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party (Oct. 2024-Present)
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-2024) ,NCP, Shiv Sena, Lok Bharati, Congress(I).
Children	Dr Pramod Chikhalikar, Pravin, Pranita Chikhalikar-Deore,
Occupation	Politician

Career

Chikhalikar has been described as close to Shankarrao Chavan, but later has become an opponent of his son Ashok Chavan becoming a close junior associate of former Maharashtra Chief Minister the late Vilasrao Deshmukh. He won assembly elections in 2004.^[2][3] In 2007, Chikhalikar, joined Lok Bharati political outfit during municipality elections there, contesting elections against the Indian National Congress.^[2] In 2012 Chikhalikar joined the Nationalist Congress Party and in August 2014, Chikhalikar joined the Shiv Sena.^[4][5] In 2024 Chikhalikar joined the Nationalist Congress Party Ajit Pawar to get a ticket from Loha Kandhar Assembly Constituency.

Positions held

• 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kandhar Vidhansabha as Independent
• 2009: Unsuccessfully contested Loha Vidhansabha on Congress ticket
• 2014: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Shivsena Party
• 2015: Elected as Director of Nanded District Central Co-operative Bank^[6]
• 2019: MP- Nanded loksabha Constituency
• 2024: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nationalist Congress Party