Arjun Khotkar

Arjun Panditrao Khotkar (born 1 January 1962) is an Indian politician from Shiv Sena. He was a MLA elected from Jalna in Maharashtra. He has been elected four times to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 1990, 1995, 2004 and 2014. On 25 November 2017, his 2014 election from Jalna Assembly constituency was declared void by Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court for filing his nomination papers after deadline has ended.

Controversies

Case Justice T V Nalawade of the Aurangabad bench passed the order on an election petition by Kailash Gorantyal of INC who had contested against Khotkar.

Accusations The AAP leader Preeti Sharma Menon claimed that Arjun Khotkar, Shiv Sena MLA from Jalna and Chairman of the Agricultural produce market committee (APMC) in Jalna had fraudulently taken over more than 200 shops in Jalna and had distributed amongst his family and friends.

Positions held From To Position Political party 1. 1990 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term) 2. 1995 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) 3. 1999 2004 Minister of State, Maharashtra Government 4. 2004 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) 5. 2014 2015 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term) 6. 2015 2016 Estimate Samiti Pramukh, Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal 7. 2016 2017 Minister of State for Textile, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries 8. 2017 2018 Guardian Minister of Nanded District 9. 2018 2019 Guardian Minister of Osmanabad District 10. 2024 — Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (5th term)