Manikrao Kokate is a politician from Nashik District of Maharashtra State.
He is currently MLA of Sinnar Assembly Constituency on NCP Ticket.
[2] He started his political journey with Indian National Congress (INC) at young age.
He won from Sinnar for third time in 2009 assembly election on Congress ticket.
He again switched to BJP for 2014 assembly election and was defeated by Shivsena candidate Rajabhau Waje.