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Jambuwantrao Dhote
Indian politician
Jambhuwantrao Bapurao Dhote (1939 – 18 February 2017) was an Indian politician. Known by his supporters as The Lion of Vidharbha & He is son-in-law of veteran Congress leader late Ramrao Adik .
Dhote left Congress soon, and founded Vidharbha Janta Congress (VJC) Party on 9 September 2002. He was elected to Maharashtra Assembly 5 times. He was elected from Yavatmal in 1962[1] and 1967 elections as a Forward Bloc candidate,[2] and in 1978 as Congress member.[3]
He was Member of Parliament from Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1971 to 5th Lok Sabha, defeating his Congress rival.[4] When Indira Gandhi split Congress in January 1978, he joined her Congress(I) party. He was elected for second time from Nagpur in 1980 to 7th Lok Sabha as a Congress candidate.
He died on 18 February 2017 due to a heart attack in Yavatmal.[5][6] He can be remembered as the only 'mass leader' of Vidarbha to date.