Ashish Deshmukh Explained

Ashish Deshmukh
Office:	Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra
Constituency1:	Savner
Assembly1:	Maharashtra Legislative
Term Start1:	2024
Predecessor1:	Sunil Kedar
Constituency2:	Katol
Assembly2:	Maharashtra Legislative
Term Start2:	2014
Term End2:	2019
Successor2:	Anil Deshmukh
Birth Place:	Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Nationality:	Indian
Party:	Bharatiya Janata Party (2009-2018) & (2023-Present)
Otherparty:	Indian National Congress (2018-2023)
Alma Mater:	Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management
Occupation:	Business and Agriculture Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Technology (M.Tech)
Parents:	Ranjeet Deshmukh Roopa Deshmukh
Spouse:	Ayushree Ashish Deshmukh
Children:	Hriday & Jigrr

Ashish Ranjeet Deshmukh is the member of the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He representing the Savner Assembly Constituency. He rejoined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023.Deshmukh is the son of former president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and former Maharashtra minister Ranjeet Deshmukh.^[1] In December 2013, Deshmukh had undertaken an indefinite fast to press for formation of a separate Vidarbha state.^[2]

Early life

Ashish Deshmukh was born to Roopa Deshmukh and Ranjeet Deshmukh, an Ex-Cabinet Minister Maharashtra and MLA from Ramtek belongs to Party Indian National Congress.

Deshmukh has authored a book titled Gramvikasacha Password^[3] in December 2015.

Political career

He was the Member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He strongly contested assembly elections in 2019 against the then chief minister (Devendra Fadnavis). On 2 October 2018, he became a part of the Indian National Congress. He has been expelled by the grand old party for his statements against party leader Rahul Gandhi and Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee(MPCC) President Nana Patole for a period of six years.

In 2023, he returned back to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and became BJP OBC Morcha President.

In October 2024, he got ticket offered from BJP for Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 From Savner Kamleshwar Vidhan Sabha Seat against Ex-Minister Sunil Kedar's Wife Anuja (Vijaykar) Kedar. On Result Day (i.e. 23 November 2024), Dr. Ashish Deshmukh won the Savner Kalmeshwar Vidhan Sabha Seat by a massive margin of 26,401 votes.

Associated With

• Chairman, No Tobacco Organization
• Founder, YOUTH for INDIA
• Founder Member, Vidarbha Progressive Farmers Association
• Chairman, Arvind Sahakari Bank Ltd.
• Treasurer, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital Trust, Nagpur, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital
• Working president, VSPM Academy of Higher Education, Nagpur
• Treasurer, Madhuribai Deshmukh Seva Pratisthan, Vadvihira, District : Nagpur
• President, Woodball Association of India
• Chairman, International Council for Sports Promotion & Research
• Vice President, Asian woodball association
• Working president, Arvindbabu Deshmukh Pratishthan Journalism Awards

Author Of Book

• GRAMVIKASACHA PASSWORD. (2017)
• BAAP-MANUS. (2021)
• BHARAT NAVNIRMAN (2024)
• SADE-TOD (2024)

Positions held

Within BJP

• MLA Since 2014 Katol till 2019

Legislative

Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 2014 to 2019

Notes and References

1. News: Ex-Maharashtra Congress president Ranjit Deshmukh quits . 2014-10-01. Indian Express. 8 June 2015.
2. News: Youth leader Deshmukh's fast for separate Vidarbha state enters sixth day . 2013-12-11. Indian Express. 8 June 2015.
3. Web site: Books . www.bookganga.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160710000038/http://www.bookganga.com/eBooks/Books?AID=5267112208304053478 . 2016-07-10.