Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar
Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar | |
|---|---|
| MLA of Morshi-Warud | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) (2024-Present) |
| Other political affiliations | Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathan (SWP) (2004-2024) |
Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar is an Indian politician in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He was elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Morshi - Warud Assembly Constituency on 24 October 2019.[1][2][3]
He shot to limelight as he defeated two term MLA Dr. Anil Bonde, a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, former Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra state & national general secretary of B.J.P. Kisan morcha.
On 25 October 2025, Bhuyar Joined Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Ajit Pawar, NCP State President, Shri Sunil Tatkare.He got ticket from Morshi - Warud Assembly Constituency to contest against Girish Karale of NCP-SP.
Controversies
[edit]In October 2024 ,during a public gathering in Amravati ,Bhuyar, sparked outrage by saying that only girls who are "at the bottom of the lot" marry a boy from a farming family.He went on to classify women based on their appearance, stating that "second-grade" women tend to marry grocery store or paan kiosk while "third-grade" women marry farmers' sons. Bhuyar added that children from such marriages often inherit "weaker" characteristics. The MLA’s remarks sparked an outrage, with political leaders condemning them as derogatory and disrespectful towards women and the farming community.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maharashtra Results: Full list of winning candidates". India TV. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Result 2019: List of winning candidates". The Free Press Journal. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Maharashtra election result 2019: Full list of winners constituency wise". The Indian Express. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "'First-rate' women don't marry farmers' sons: Maharashtra MLA's remark sparks row". India Today. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/if-the-girl-is-beautiful-then-maharashtra-mla-categorises-women-into-3-sects-sparks-controversy-11727875484999.html