Kisan Kathore
Kisan Shankar Kathore is politician from Ambernath, Thane, in Maharashtra state of India. He was Sarpanch of Sagaon Group Gram Panchayat between 1978 and 1992. He also worked as President of Thane Zilla Parishad from 2002 to 2004. He moved from Nationalist Congress Party to Bharatiya Janata Party in October 2014.
He contested 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Ambernath as NCP candidate. He defeated Shiv Sena strong leader & former Labour Minister Sabir Shaikh. After the Delimitation of Assembly Constituency of 2008, his Ambernath constituency became reserved for SC. Therefore he contested 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Murbad seat and defeated NCP rebel & four-term MLA Gotiram Pawar. In the 2014 assembly election, he switched to BJP & won again for a third term from Murbad.
Positions held
- Sarpanch, Sagaon Group Gram Panchayat
- President, Sarpanch Union
- Chairman, Ulhasnagar Taluka Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana 1982
- President, Sarpanch Union Ulhasnagar Taluka
- Chairman, Ulhasnagar Panchayat Samiti 1992-97
- Member, District Planning and Development Corporation
- Treasurer, Kunbi Samaj Sanghatana, Dist.- Thane
- Chairman, Thane Z.P. Construction Committee
- Member, Thane Dist. Dakshata Committee
- Member, Legal Help & Advice Committee, Thane District
- President, D.E.D.A. Thane District
- President, Thane Z.P. 2002
- M.L.A.
- President, Panchyat Raj Committee 2005-07
- President, Assurance Committee 2007-09
- M.L.A. for 2nd term
- Vice President, Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation
- M.L.A. for 3rd term
- M.L.A. for 4th term
- M.L.A. for 5th term