Krishna Khopde

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Krishna Khopde

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| constituency_AM1 = Nagpur East

| assembly1 = Maharashtra Legislative

| term_start1 = 2014

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| constituency_AM2 = Nagpur East

| assembly2 = Maharashtra Legislative

| term_start2 = 2009

| term_end2 = 2014

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 = Satish Chaturvedi

| office3 = Deputy Mayor of Nagpur

| term_start3 = 1995

| term_end3 = 1996

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|03|06|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nagpur, Bombay State, India

| nationality = Indian

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

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| occupation = Politician

| spouse = Sandhya Khopde

| children = Abhilash & Rohit

| website = {{URL|www.mahabjp.org}}

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Krishna Pancham Khopde (born 6 March 1959) is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India. He represents the Nagpur East Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).{{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=2015-06-15}} He is BJP sitting member, having been a member of the 12 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly too.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Stats_MH_Aug2009.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election 2009, to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra|publisher=Election Commission of India|pages=7|accessdate=13 June 2015}} Khopde in 2014 was the chief of the Nagpur City BJP.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Fight-of-crorepatis-in-all-Nagpur-seats/articleshow/43763684.cms|title=Fight of crorepatis in all Nagpur seats|last=Viibhav|first=Ganjapure|author2=Chakraborty Proshun|date=2014-09-29|work=Times of India|accessdate=15 June 2015}} In 2009 he created a major upset defeating 5 time MLA Satish Chaturvedi of the Indian National Congress. Khopde was a corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and a standing committee chairman.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Corporators-do-well-in-larger-arena/articleshow/5150488.cms|title=Corporators do well in larger arena|date=2009-10-13|work=Times of India|accessdate=15 June 2015}} Khopde is a high school dropout.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/assembly-elections-2014/maharashtra-news/Only-31-Maharashtra-MLAs-are-graduates-11-postgraduates/articleshow/44532412.cms|title=Only 31% Maharashtra MLAs are graduates, 11% postgraduates|last=Ganjapure|first=Vaibhav|date=2014-10-07|work=Times of India|accessdate=15 June 2015}}

His political career commenced in the early nineties, when he became President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (youth wing of the BJP) in Nagpur. At the age of 33, Khopde became the Municipal Corporator of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and served as corporator for 5 consecutive terms, in 1992 to 2014. He was the Deputy Mayor elected in Nagpur Municipal Corporation India, when he served as the Deputy Mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 36, in 1995-1996.