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| Office | Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra |
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| Office | Guardian minister of Latur District |
| Office | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Office | Minister of State for Tourism
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| Term start | 30 December 2019
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| Predecessor | Girish Dattatray Mahajan Vinod Tawde
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| Predecessor | Pankaja Munde
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| Constituency | Latur City |
| Born | 1976-3-21 (age 50) |
| Born | Latur, Maharashtra, India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Template:Marriage[1] |
| Children | 2
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| Website | Template:Url |
Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 21 March 1976) is an Indian Politician from Indian National Congress. He is the son of veteran congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh. He is a three term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Latur City constituency. He is the National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and is also the guardian minister of Latur district. In 2014, he was appointed Minister of State for Tourism, Food & Drugs Administration, Excise, and New Renewable Energy.[2][3]
Early life
Deshmukh was born on 21 March 1976 to Vilasrao Deshmukh. He is also the elder brother of actor Ritesh Deshmukh and Dhiraj Deshmukh.[1][4]
Political career
Son of a politician, Amit Deshmukh entered the Maharashtra political scene at a young age. Working from the grassroots, he actively participated in the 1997 Latur Nagar Parishad elections at the age of 21, and was involved in the campaigning for Shivraj Patil in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.[5][6] [7]
He has been the Vice-President of the Youth Congress in the years 2002 and 2008. In 2009, Amit Deshmukh contested from Latur city on a Congress ticket and defeated Kayyum Khan Mohammad Khan Pathan of Bahujan Samaj Party, and Shripad Kulkarni of Shiv Sena by a margin of 89,480 votes. It was the fourth largest victory in Maharashtra. [8] [9]
In December 2019, Deshmukh took oath as a cabinet minister in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[10]
He is the guardian minister of Latur district.[11]
Personal life
He is married to actress Aditi Pratap.[1]
Positions held
- 2009– present - Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra.
- 2014- 2014 - Minister of State, Govt of Maharashtra
- 2014– present - National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee
- 2019–present - Cabinet Minister, Govt of Maharashtra
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Proud parents. The Indian Express(5 December 2014). Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ↑ The son rises in Latur(2 October 2009). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ Latur City (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections(15 October 2014). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ Amit Deshmukh: Congress leader who is more than Riteish Deshmukh's brother.
- ↑ Congress-NCP ministry in Maharashtra expanded; two inducted(10 January 2016).
- ↑ Deshmukhs son Amit may get Cabinet berth in Chavan government(14 August 2012).
- ↑ Party tribute: Vilasrao son set to join ministry; Induction with ally bond hope(17 August 2012).
- ↑ Amit Deshmukh to step into his father's shoes(14 August 2012).
- ↑ Heavyweights in fray: Who wins, who loses(19 October 2014).
- ↑ Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ashok Chavan, Amit Deshmukh among 10 Congress MLAs to take oath today, claim sources. Firstpost(30 December 2019).
- ↑ Maharashtra Congress minister trying to divert central project: Sena MP hits out at MVA ally. The New Indian Express(6 October 2020). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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