Ganpatrao Deshmukh

Ganpatrao Deshmukh (born 10 August 1926) is Indian politician and a leader of Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP). He is the longest serving member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly have been elected 11 times, during the last 54 years, from Sangole in Solapur district. He also briefly served as minister in the First Sharad Pawar ministry in 1978, and later in 1999, when PWP supported the Congress-NCP alliance.[1] Ganpatrao is considered as clean n Ideological politician official website of ganpatrao deshmukh is - http://www.ganpatraodeshmukh.com/ (Marathi Language)

Deshmukh was first elected to the state assembly in 1962 elections, and since then won every election, except for the 1972 and 1995 elections, that is 1967, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1999, 2004, and 2009. In 2012, upon completing 50 years as a member, the Assembly and the government felicitated him.[1][2]

In the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014 at age 88, he won the Sangole constituency for record 11th time with 94,374 votes, defeating Shahajibapu Patil of Shiv Sena by 25,224 votes, while the NCP did not field a candidate against him ( Dipak Aba Salunkhe Patil ( NCP Candidate )supported to Ganapatrao deshmukh every time ).[1][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ganpatrao Deshmukh: Longest-serving MLA in Maharashtra scores a record 11th win". The Economic Times. 19 Oct 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  2. ↑ "PWP MLA Ganpatrao Deshmukh felicitated for 50 yrs in Assembly". Moneycontrol.com. Apr 4, 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Ganpatrao Deshmukh creates record". The Indian Express. October 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-20.