Kishor Jorgewar

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Kishor Gajanan Jorgewar (born 17 December 1968) is an Indian politician from Chandrapur, Maharashtra. He has been a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Chandrapur since 24 October 2019. He began his political career with Shiv Sena, contesting in 2014 against Nanaji Shamkule. In 2019 he won the Chandrapur seat as an Independent candidate, by a margin of 72,107 votes. In 2024 he was elected again from Chandrapur, this time as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. He serves as president of the Young Chanda Brigade, Chandrapur, and Vidharbh Burud Samaj, and has been a Board Director of Shri Kanyaka Nagri Co-operative Bank. He has worked for over 14 years on local issues like flood relief, education, jobs and city development, earning the nickname “the leader of the masses.” He is married to Kalyani Jorgewar and resides in Chandrapur.