Bapu Kaldate
Bapu Kaldate | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1984–1996 | |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Manikrao Palodakar |
| Succeeded by | Qazi Saleem |
| Constituency | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1929 Isthal, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 17 November 2011 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Sudha Kaldate |
| Children | 2 daughters |
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Bapu Kaldate (1 December 1929 – 17 November 2011) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament, in 1977 from Aurangabad in Maharashtra. He was earlier elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha the upper house of Indian Parliament, representing Maharashtra for two terms from 1984 to 1996 as member of the Janata Dal. He refused to defect from his party and turned down an offer of a cabinet berth from Chandrasekhar .