Deorao Madguji Holi
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Dr. Deorao Holi
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| office1 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2024
| predecessor1 = Dr.Namdeo Dalluji Usendi
| successor1 = Milind Ramji Narote
| constituency1 = Gadchiroli
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|12|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India
| nationality = Indian
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alma_mater = MBBS
Government Medical College,Nagpur
| occupation = Doctor, Politician
| spouse = Binarani
| children = Devashree, Dipesh
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Dr. Deorao Madguji Holi is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Gadchiroli Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress/1/396659.html|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 |work=India Today|accessdate=3 November 2014}} He is a medical doctor. The second doctor elected from this constituency, reserved for a Scheduled Tribe candidate, after Saguna Talandi in 2009.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Development-medical-sector-my-priorities-Dr-Holi/articleshow/44953174.cms|title=Development, medical sector my priorities: Dr Holi|last=Sen|first=Soumittra S|date=2014-10-28|work=Times of India|accessdate=6 July 2015}} His 2014 victory is amongst Vidarbha's top ten in terms of margin.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Rathod-Naik-win-with-record-margins-in-Vid/articleshow/44912891.cms|title=Rathod, Naik win with record margins in Vid|last=Ganjapure|first=Vaibhav|date=2014-10-23|work=Times of India|accessdate=6 July 2015}}{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |date=28 November 2024 |title=BJP Strategy To Drop 7 Sitting MLAs Pays Off In Vidarbha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bjps-bold-strategy-how-dropping-7-sitting-mlas-led-to-a-clean-sweep-in-vidarbha/articleshow/115780011.cms |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205075412/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bjps-bold-strategy-how-dropping-7-sitting-mlas-led-to-a-clean-sweep-in-vidarbha/articleshow/115780011.cms |archivedate=5 December 2024 |accessdate=5 December 2024}}
Controversy
His election has been challenged in the Bombay High Court by one of the losing candidates Narayanrao Jambhule of the All India Forward Bloc, on the grounds that Holi indulged in irregularities in his capacity as medical officer of Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad.{{cite news|url=http://www.loksatta.com/vruthanta-news/challenge-to-selection-mla-dr-devrao-holi-1049349/|title=आमदार डॉ. देवराव होळींच्या निवडीला आव्हान|date=2014-12-09|work=Loksatta|language=Marathi|accessdate=6 July 2015}}{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=High court disqualifies Gadchiroli MLA Deorao Holi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/hc-disqualifies-gadchiroli-mla-holi/articleshow/56673361.cms |access-date=11 December 2024 |date=20 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211181738/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/hc-disqualifies-gadchiroli-mla-holi/articleshow/56673361.cms |archive-date=11 December 2024}}
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Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra