Sulekha Narayan Kumbhare (born 1962) is an Indian politician, lawyer and Ambedkarite-Buddhist activist. She is founder and president of the Bahujan Republican Ekta Manch. She served as cabinet minister from 1999 to 2014 in the Government of Maharashtra.[1] Kumbhare was member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1999 to 2004) from the Kamthi constituency in Nagpur district as Republican Party of India.[2][3][4] She is a member of the National Commission for Minorities.[5] She is an Ambedkarite, and spends the rest of her life in propagating Buddhism.[5][6][7]
- ^ "जोगेंद्र कवाड़े और पूर्व मंत्री सुलेखा कुंभारे का हाथ कांग्रेस के साथ | ex minister sulekha kumbhare join congres - Dainik Bhaskar".
- ^ Press Trust of India (28 September 2014). "Dalit leader Kumbhare backs BJP in Maharashtra polls". Business Standard.
- ^ ADR. "Kumbhare Sulekha Naraynrao(BREM):Constituency- Kamthi(NAGPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ^ Anparthi, Anjaya (6 February 2017). "Crying foul, BREM fields candidates against partner BJP". Times of India.
- ^ a b "Sulekha Kumbhare wants Gadkari as PM | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 March 2019.
- ^ "बौद्ध राष्ट्रात एकवाक्यता आणणार - nagpur dragon summit to begin from friday | Maharashtra Times". maharashtratimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021.
- ^ "चुनाव लड़ने की राजनीति से सुलेखा कुंभारे ने किया स्वयं को दूर-स्पष्ट की स्थिति". 2 October 2019.