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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gulabrao Baburao Deokar
| image =
| office = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor =
| successor = [[Gulab Raghunath Patil]]
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2014
| constituency = [[Jalgaon Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalgaon Rural]]
| office1 = [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet Minister]] in [[Second Ashok Chavan ministry]]
| minister1 = *[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture]]
*[[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)|Animal Husbandry]]
*[[Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra)|Dairy Development]]
*[[Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra)|Fisheries Department]]
*[[Ministry of Transport (Maharashtra)|Transport]]
*[[Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)|Soil and Water Conservation]]
*[[Ministry of Employment Guarantee (Maharashtra)|Employment Guarantee]]
*[[Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Other Backward Classes]]
| term_start1 = 7 November 2009
| term_end1 = 10 November 2010
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[Cabinet (government)|Cabinet Minister]] in [[Prithviraj Chavan ministry]]
| minister2 = *[[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture]]
*[[Department of Animal Husbandry (Maharashtra)|Animal Husbandry]]
*[[Ministry of Dairy Development (Maharashtra)|Dairy Development]]
*[[Ministry of Fisheries Department (Maharashtra)|Fisheries Department]]
*[[Ministry of Transport (Maharashtra)|Transport]]
*[[Ministry of Soil and Water Conservation (Maharashtra)|Soil and Water Conservation]]
*[[Ministry of Employment Guarantee (Maharashtra)|Employment Guarantee]]
*[[Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra)|Other Backward Classes]]
| term_start2 = 11 June 2013
| term_end2 = 26 September 2014
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| parents = Baburao Deokar (Father)
| occupation = {{Unbulleted list| Politician|businessman}}
| education = 10th <ref name=X>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/candidates/gulabrao-baburao-deokar ]</ref>
| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar]] (2023 - Present)
| birth_date = 1956<ref name=X/>
| profession = {{Unbulleted list| politician|businessman}}
}}
'''Gulabrao Baburao Deokar''' was a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. He represented the Jalgaon Rural Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the [[Nationalist Congress Party]].

Gulabrao Deokar is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar|Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar]].

He owns and operates many private colleges in Jalgaon city.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Gulabrao Deokar Polytechnic... |url=https://www.sgdpjalgaon.org/&ved=2ahUKEwjo9d6j-oH-AhXJUGwGHX2LDX4QFnoECB0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw38pvo_fAqUhyq28nlngWd8 |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=sgdp jalgaon}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Shri Gulabrao Deokar College of Engineering, Jalgaon |url=https://sgdcoejalgaon.org/&ved=2ahUKEwjo9d6j-oH-AhXJUGwGHX2LDX4QFnoECFIQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0cGAiAVAF9nD-PpOzOB9gL |website=sgdcoejalgaon.org}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Shri Gulabrao Deokar Institute of Pharmacy & Research Center |url=http://www.sgdipjalgaon.org/&ved=2ahUKEwihyaOF-4H-AhUVcGwGHbVyA2w4ChAWegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3e-NTbRN8RnlTQINHbjPs0 |website=sgdipjalgaon.org}}</ref>

== Personal life==
Gulabrao Deokar was born to Baburao Deokar. He studied till 10th class and then dropped-out. As of 2019, he has total assets of 5.07 Cr, movable assets of 1.34 Cr, immovable property of 3.73 Cr and there are two court cases on him.<ref name="X"/>

== Career ==
Deokar was a member in Jalgaon town's local administrative body. After he was found guilty by district court in [[Jalgaon housing scam]], due to political pressure he resigned from the post of state's Urban transport minister. Later NCP also expelled him from party. Over the years Deokar built many private colleges in Jalgaon city. In 2014 while in prison for the corruption he contested [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly election]] but ended up losing. In 2019 he again contested [[2019 Indian general election]] to become [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Indian parliament]] but again ended up losing. Despite the fact he got convicted in one of the massive corruption scams in history of Maharashtra, he still enjoys large support in and around Jalgaon city. It is reported that the scam was masterminded by then MLA [[Suresh Jain]] caused [[₹]] 150 crore loss to [[Jalgaon Municipal Corporation]], and poor public of Jalgaon did not get the promised affordable houses. The investigation and court proceedings of the scam ran for more than 7 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCP outstates... |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ncp-ousts-scamtainted-maharashtra-minister/article3735452.ece |website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=News |url=https://www.bbc.com/marathi/india-49536359 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Loans taken for cheap homes diverted to font companies. |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/loans-taken-for-cheap-homes--diverted-to-front-company-/952586/ |website=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019-08-31 |title=Maharashtra housing scam: 7 years jail, Rs 100 crore fine for former minister Suresh Jain |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-housing-scam-7-years-jail-rs-100-crore-fine-for-former-minister-suresh-jain/articleshow/70925280.cms |access-date=2023-03-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Jalgaon housing scam ==
In 2019, Dhule District Court sentenced Deokar to five years of imprisonment in the {{INR}}110 [[crore]] [[Jalgaon housing scam]] case. He was a member of the [[Jalgaon Municipal Corporation]] during this major fraud.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/two-former-maharashtra-ministers-convicted-in-rs-110-crore-jalgaon-housing-scam-case/articleshow/70924125.cms|title=Two former Maharashtra ministers convicted in Rs 110-crore Jalgaon housing scam case - The Economic Times|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/jalgaon-housing-scam-state-govt-yet-to-grant-sanction-to-hold-trial/story-yC6snpqueShCl7fmGtOtLK.html|title=Jalgaon housing scam: State govt yet to grant sanction to hold trial|date=19 June 2012|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/housing-scam-maharashtra-transport-minister-arrested-476397.html|title=Housing scam: Maharashtra Transport Minister arrested|date=21 May 2012|website=News18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ncp-ousts-scamtainted-maharashtra-minister/article3735452.ece|title=NCP ousts scam-tainted Maharashtra Minister|author=Staff Reporter|date=7 August 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Businesses ==
Amid 2000s to 2010s he started many private colleges in Jalgaon city and named them after himself such as ''Gulabrao Deokar institute of pharmacy and research centre'', ''Gulabrao Deokar college of engineering'', a polytechnic college etc. To study in these colleges, students have to pay large amount of fees and sometimes donations if tried to take admission from management quota.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />

== See also ==

* [[Adarsh Housing Society scam]]

==References==
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[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:People from Jalgaon]]
[[Category:Marathi politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People convicted of corruption]]
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian politicians convicted of corruption]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar politicians]]

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