Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare (10 December 1928 – 15 June 2024) was an Indian politician.

He was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Maharashtra and a Rajya Sabha member for three terms during 1980–1982, 1982–1988 and 1988–1994.

[1] He practised as Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India and was President of Supreme Court Bar Association for two terms.

On 9 June 2008, he marked the 2nd National Daughters Day of India (Nandini Diwas).

His autobiography, titled The Arc of Memory: My Life and TImes[4] was released in March 2024,[5] He died on 15 June 2024, at the age of 95.