Articles tagged under: Mohan Delkar

Kalaben Mohan Delkar wins Dadra Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha seat by-poll

November 02, 2021
Kalaben Mohan Delkar wins Dadra Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha seat by-poll

Figures as on 4.30 pm Dadra Nagar Haveli: Riding on sympathy wave, Shiv Sena candidate Kalaben Mohan Delkar, the widow of late former 7-term Lok Sabha MP Mohan Delkar who died by suspected suicide, today won the Lok Sabha seat by-election of Dadra Nagar Haveli. Though the final result is not declared, her victory is certain, looking at the margin she enjoys. Kalaben had joined Shiv Sena last month after Bharatiya Janata Party refused to accept the condition of removal of Praful Patel from...Read More

Tri-polar contest in Dadra Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha by-poll

October 10, 2021
Tri-polar contest in Dadra Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha by-poll

Gandhinagar: Polling for by-election for the vacant Lok Sabha seat of the Union Territory Dadra Nagar Haveli will take place on 30th October. The seat became vacant after the death of independent MP Mohan Delkar. Kalaben Delkar, the wife of late former MP Mohan Delkar will the candidate from Shiv Sena party in this by-election. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Mahesh Gavit as its candidate, while the candidate from Indian National Congress (INC) is Mahesh Dhodi. The former indepe...Read More

Delkar suicide case: Mumbai Police book UT administrator Praful Patel

March 10, 2021
Delkar suicide case: Mumbai Police book UT administrator Praful Patel

Mumbai: Mumbai Police has registered a case against central government appointed Administrator of Union Territory (Dadra-Nagar Haveli and Daman-Diu) and former minister of state for Home in Gujarat, Praful Khoda Patel under the Atrocities Act and the charge of abetment to suicide in connection with Mohan Delkar's suicide. The FIR was registered on Tuesday after Delkar’s family members visited the Marine Drive police station and lodged a complaint.DNH collector Sandip Singh, Dy Collector Apurv ...Read More

Late Mohan Delkar’s son meets CR Patil in Surat

March 07, 2021
Late Mohan Delkar’s son meets CR Patil in Surat

Surat: Abhinav Delkar, son of late independent Lok Sabha member Mohan Delkar today visited Surat based residence of Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil and demanded removal of Praful Patel from the post of administrator of union territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli. Mohan Delkar had committed suicide in Mumbai based hotel last month. Delkar was a 7-term Lok Sabha member of Dadra Nagar Haveli, a union territory located south of Gujarat. He died of suicide in Marine Drive based hotel in Mumbai. Though Polic...Read More

Dadra & Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha MP Mohan Delkar found dead in Mumbai hotel

February 22, 2021
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha MP Mohan Delkar found dead in Mumbai hotel

Mumbai: Mohal Delkar, an independent Lok Sabha member from Dadra and Nagar Haveli died of suicide today in a hotel in Mumbai. He was 58. Prima facie it's a case of suicide by hanging. His body was found at Hotel Sea Green in Marine Drive area of South Mumbai. A suicide note written in Gujarati has been found by Mumbai Police. The body has been sent for postmortem. Further investigation is underway. Delkar was 7-term member of Lok Sabha from tribal populated union territory of Dadr...Read More

Former MP and PCC chief of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mohan Delkar leaves Congress to contest the UT LS seat as independent

March 26, 2019
Former MP and PCC chief of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mohan Delkar leaves Congress to contest the UT LS seat as independent

Silvassa: Days before the Loksabha election, six time former MP and president of Congress in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Mohan Delkar today resigned from the party and announced to contest as an independent candidte in the LS poll from this constituency adjoining South Gujarat. 56 year old Delkar, a tribal leader, who was defeated in 2009 and 2014 on this reserved seat ( for ST) by Nathubhai Patel of BJP (who has been made the party candidate again), said that he has s...Read More