Prabhakar Kashinath Kunte, (29 September 1922 – 15 August 2012)[1] was an Indian Freedom fighter and former Member of Legislator Assembly of Maharashtra.
Prabhakar Kunte he joined the Indian National Congress and was active in Quit India movement in 1942, and was imprisoned by British regime.
He also lost 1987 assembly election, this time from the Vile Parle seat in Mumbai, to Dr. Ramesh Y. Prabhoo of Shiv Sena.
The formidable Shiv Sena founder and leader Bal Thackeray campaigned vigorously for Prabhoo on a Hindutva plank.
Kunte filed a petition in the Bombay High Court, accusing Prabhoo of seeking votes on religious grounds and thereby indulging in electoral malpractices.
Justice S P Bharucha of the high court declared Prabhoo's election void on 7 April 1989, for the commission of corrupt practices under Sections 123 (3) and 123 (3A) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951.
After considering the various recommendations, President K R Narayanan finally decided to debar Thackeray on 17 July with retrospective effect from 11 December 1995.