Amit Deshmukh
Amit Deshmukh in 2021
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byVilasrao Deshmukh
ConstituencyLatur City
National Secretary of the
All India Congress Committee
Assumed office
2014-Present
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byGirish Dattatray Mahajan
Vinod Tawde
Minister of State for Tourism
In office
2 June 2014 – 26 September 2014
Minister
  • Food & Drugs Administration,
  • Excise,
  • New Renewable Energy
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
Guardian minister of Latur District Government of Maharashtra
In office
9 January 2020 – 29 June 2022
Preceded byPankaja Munde
ConstituencyLatur City
Personal details
Born
Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh

(1976-03-21) 21 March 1976 (age 47)
Latur, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
​
(m. 2008)​
[2]
Children2
Parent
RelativesSee Deshmukh family
ResidenceLatur
Websitewww.amitvilasraodeshmukh.com

Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 21 March 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of 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.

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.[2][3]

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.[4][5][6]

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. [7][8]

In December 2019, Deshmukh took oath as a cabinet minister in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[9]

He is the guardian minister of Latur district.[10]

Personal life

He is married to actress Aditi Pratap.[2]

Positions held

References

  1. ^ "Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Proud parents". The Indian Express. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Amit Deshmukh: Congress leader who is set to battle from Latur". Mid Day. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Congress-NCP ministry in Maharashtra expanded; two inducted". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ^ Kumar, Krishna (15 August 2012). "Deshmukh's son Amit may get Cabinet berth in Chavan government". India Today. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  6. ^ Ray-Goswami, Samyabrata (17 August 2012). "Party tribute: Vilasrao son set to join ministry Induction with ally bond hope". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Amit Deshmukh to step into his father's shoes". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Heavyweights in fray: Who wins, who loses". Rediff India. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. ^ PTI (30 December 2019). "Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ashok Chavan, Amit Deshmukh among 10 Congress MLAs to take oath today, claim sources". Firstpost. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
Preceded byVilasrao Deshmukh Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Latur City 22 October 2009 – present Succeeded by Preceded by Minister of State Tourism, Food & Drugs Administration, Excise, and New Renewable Energy, Maharashtra State December 2014–2014 Incumbent Preceded byGirish Mahajan Cabinet Minister for Medical Education & Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra State December 2019–present Incumbent Preceded bySambhaji Patil Nilangekar Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Latur district December 2019–2023 Incumbent
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