Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar

Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
24 October 2019 – 26 November 2024
Preceded byAnil Sukhdevrao Bonde
Succeeded byChandu Atmaramji Yawalkar
ConstituencyMorshi
Personal details
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (NCP) (2024-Present)
Other political
affiliations		Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathan (SWP) (2004-2024)[1]

Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar is an Indian politician in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Morshi - Warud Assembly Constituency from 24 October 2019 till 24 November 2024.[2][3][4]

He shot to limelight as he defeated two term MLA Dr. Anil Bonde, a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, former Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra state & national general secretary of B.J.P. Kisan morcha.

On 25 October 2025, Bhuyar Joined Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Ajit Pawar, NCP State President, Shri Sunil Tatkare. He got ticket offered from Morshi - Warud Assembly Constituency to contest against Girish Karale of NCP-SP. He lost in friendly fight against his ally and candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Umesh Alias "Chandu" Yawalkar.

Controversies

In October 2024 ,during a public gathering in Amravati ,Bhuyar, sparked outrage by saying that only girls who are "at the bottom of the lot" marry a boy from a farming family.He went on to classify women based on their appearance, stating that "second-grade" women tend to marry grocery store or paan kiosk while "third-grade" women marry farmers' sons. Bhuyar added that children from such marriages often inherit "weaker" characteristics. The MLA’s remarks sparked an outrage, with political leaders condemning them as derogatory and disrespectful towards women and the farming community.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ The Times of India (25 March 2022). "Maharashtra: Devendra Bhuyar, lone MLA of Swabhimani Paksha, expelled from party". Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra Results: Full list of winning candidates". India TV. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election Result 2019: List of winning candidates". The Free Press Journal. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra election result 2019: Full list of winners constituency wise". The Indian Express. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ "'First-rate' women don't marry farmers' sons: Maharashtra MLA's remark sparks row". India Today. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/if-the-girl-is-beautiful-then-maharashtra-mla-categorises-women-into-3-sects-sparks-controversy-11727875484999.html