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'''Bhaskarrao Tukaram Auti''' was an [[India]]n politician. He won a seat representing [[Parner]] in the 1952 and 1957 [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] elections. In the [[1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1952 election]], he stood as a [[Communist Party of India]] candidate. He was the first Communist [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of India in the first general elections conducted post-independence. He obtained 12,570 votes (56.67%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatReport_51_BOMBAY.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay]''</ref> In the [[1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1957 election]], he stood as an independent, obtaining 14,519 votes (71.05%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Bombay_1957.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay]''</ref> In the [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] he finished in second place in Parner, obtaining 6,787 votes (24.93%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Maharastra_1962.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra]''</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
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Bhaskarrao Auti belonged to a Maratha family and was born in [[Parner]] in [[1914]], in the [[Ahmednagar district]] of Maharashtra, India. He completed his law degree, after which he entered the civil service of the [[British Raj]], but subsequently resigned to join the Indian independence movement.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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Auti was a mentee (''[[manasputra]])'' of fellow independence activist [[Senapati Bapat]]. He and Senapati Bapat were both from Parner, which played an important role in the Indian independence movement, and today, there are monuments to both men at Parner. Auti was actively involved in making bombs along with Senapati Bapat at Ganesh Khind in Parner to fight the British. During this time, he and Senapati Bapat were also associated with [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]]. [[Anna Hazare]], who hails from [[Ralegan Siddhi|Ralegan Siddhi, Parner]], was also inspired by him.<br />
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He was sentenced to prison for a term of two years at Nasik Jail and one year at Visava Jail during the [[Quit India Movement]]. He established many primary and secondary schools to offer free education in [[Ahmednagar]] district, belonging to [[Rayat Shikshan Sanstha]] of [[Bhaurao Patil|Karmveer Bhaurao Patil]]. He established colleges at Ahmednagar and Parner and employed many people across these educational institutions.<br />
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In 1976, Auti led the Communist delegation to [[Moscow]]. He created awareness during [[Indochina Wars|Indo-China war]] in 1961. He was a close associate of Shripad Dange, S M Joshi and was a stalwart of Indian Trade Movement. He established the Local Board. During the British Raj, he was most of the time underground fighting with the British. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was very much fond of him.<ref>Y. D. Phadke (1981). Portrait of a revolutionary: Senapati Bapat.</ref> [[Ravi Gaikwad]], Chief of RTO Thane (Konkan Range), Chief of Road Safety Cell, Government of Maharashtra, who is fighting for the cause of Road Safety to save lives on Indian roads, is his grandson, whose mother Pushpa Gaikwad happens to be his youngest daughter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/thane-rto-puts-road-safety-in-first-gear/article28431359.ece|title=Thane RTO puts road safety in first gear|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 July 2019|last1=Joshi|first1=Yukti}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/cricket/beyond-22-yards-the-advent-of-rto-chief-ravi-gaikwad|title=Beyond 22 yards: The advent of RTO chief Ravi Gaikwad}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ravi-gaikwad-man-with-a-mission/articleshow/71846517.cms|title=Ravi Gaikwad: Man with a mission|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> He died in the year 1978.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
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Auti's wife, Tarabai Auti, was also a freedom fighter. She was more actively involved in the [[Goa liberation movement]], which sought to end Portuguese colonial rule in [[Goa|Goa, India]]. The Indian government later honored her.<br />
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His younger son Vijay Bhaskarrao Auti was unanimously elected as deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2018.<ref>"Shiv Sena MLA Vijay Avti elected Maharashtra assembly deputy speaker". Times of India.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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* Joshi, Yukti (2019-07-15). "Thane RTO puts road safety in first gear". The Hindu. {{ISSN|0971-751X}}. Retrieved 2019-09-10.<br />
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