Laxman Shrawan Bhatkar
Laxman Shrawan Bhatkar was a politician and social worker from Central Provinces and Berar of British India. He was born in 1901 at Thugaon village of then Amravati district of the Province. He studied at Depressed Classes Mission High School at Bombay.
Later he became member of Satyasodhak samaj under the guidance of great Maharshi Vitthalramji shide. He used to compose playfolk songs and stories for the welfare of untouchables. For them, he started Chokhamela Hostel at Chikhali in Buldana district in 1921.
In 1951, he was elected to first Lok Sabha from the 2 seats of Buldana Akola constituency of then Madhya Pradesh State along with Gopalrao Khedkar. In 1957, he was re-elected as a representative of the second Lok Sabha from Buldana Akola constituency of then Bombay State.He represent Khamgaon in 3rd Lok Sabha.Along with it they are the Member of Constitution Assembly of India as Members Central Provinces and Berar
He died in 1970.
