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Prakash Abitkar was born on June 30, 1974 in Gargoti Bhudargad area of Kolhapur , Maharashtra. He was a laborer's son who rose through grass root politics. He completed his education from Shivaji University Kolhapur earning a BA honors degree in 1995. ^[3]

Political Career

Abitkar began his political career at a very young age when he was elected as an independent member of Gargoti Panchayat Samiti (Bhudargad) and served as its Deputy Chairperson (Upasabhapati) around 1997. From 2002 to 2007 he served as a member of the Kolhapur Zilla Parishad and its Standing Committee.^[4]

He joined Shiv Sena and contested the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections from Radhanagari constituency. He defeated the incumbent Krishnarao Patil with a massive margin of over 40,000 votes marking a strong debut. ^[1]