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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Atul Vallabh Benke
| image = Atul Benke.jpg
| caption =
| office = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2019
| term_end = 2024
| successor = [[Sharad Sonavane]]
| constituency = [[Junnar Assembly constituency]]
| predecessor = [[Sharad Sonavane]]
| birth_place =
| birth_date =
| spouse =
| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| parents = [[Vallabh Benke]]
| profession = Politician
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Atul Vallabh Benke''' (born 23 July 1980) is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]. He is a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[Junnar Assembly constituency]] in [[Pune district]]. He won the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Nationalist Congress Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-05 |title=JUNNAR Assembly Election Results 2019: JUNNAR Maharashtra Election Schedule, Vote share and Results - India News |url=https://www.loksatta.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly-election/junnar-constituency/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Benke is from [[Junnar]], Pune district, Maharashtra. He is the son of former MLA Vallabh Dattatray Benake. He completed his B.E. in Civil in 2005 at [[Pune University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atul Vallabh Benke(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- JUNNAR(PUNE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/maharashtra2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7896 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Benke won from Junnar Assembly constituency representing Nationalist Congress Party in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 74,958 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Sharaddada Bhimaji Sonavane]] of [[Shiv Sena]], by a margin of 9,068 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assembly Polls: From Hadapsar to Baramati - Know Everything About 21 Constituencies in Pune District; MLA, Interested Candidates' Names and Party |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/assembly-polls-from-hadapsar-to-baramati-know-everything-about-21-constituencies-in-pune-district-mla-interested-candidates-names-and-party |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> Earlier in 2014, he lost the seat finishing third behind winner Sharad Sonavane and Asha Buchke, who came second in the [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Junnar Assembly Election Results 2020 Live Updates, Junnar Assembly Election Latest News & Updates |url=https://news.abplive.com/maharashtra-election/junnar-assembly-election-result-2019-195.html |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> He first became an MLA winning the [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] taking over from his father, Benke Vallabh Dattatraya, who won for the third time in 2004. In 2009, he polled 79,360 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Asha Buchake of Shiva Sena, by a margin of 6,458 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Junnar (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2022: Candidate List, Winner, Runner-Up, Latest News and Updates, Videos, Photos |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/junnar-election-results-in-maharashtra/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

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