| Nashikrao Tirpude | |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Ganeshpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Citizenship: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Term Start1: | 1978 |
| Term End1: | 1979 |
| Predecessor1: | Narendra Tidke |
| Successor1: | Ramrao Adik |
| Office2: | 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Vasantdada Patil |
| Governor2: | Sadiq Ali |
| Term Start2: | 5 March 1978 |
| Term End2: | 18 July 1978 |
| Predecessor2: | Position Established |
| Successor2: | Sundarrao Solanke |
| Office3: | Deputy Leader of the House Legislative Assembly Maharashtra |
| Termstart3: | 5 March 1978 |
| Termend3: | 18 July 1978 |
| Successor3: | Sundarrao Solanke |
| Office4: | Cabinet Minister Of Home Affairs, Jails, Forests, and Cultural Affairs, Tribal Development, Tourism Government of Maharashtra |
| Term Start4: | 5 March 1978 |
| Term End4: | 18 July 1978 |
| Office5: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start5: | 1968 |
| Term End5: | 1972 |
| Predecessor5: | Dada Dajibaji Dhote |
| Constituency5: | Bhandara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
Nashikrao Tirpude (16 January 1921 - 19 May 2002) was an Indian politician and first Deputy Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra.[1]
He belonged to Congress Party. When Indira Gandhi caused a split in the party in January 1978, he gave her support. After Congress (Indira) did well in the next month's assembly election and jointly formed the government with Congress (main faction), he became Deputy CM in the new coalition.[2] [3] [4] [5]
He was born on 16 January 1921 in Ganeshpur. He was a Dalit and Ambedkarite Buddhist.[6] [7] [8] [9]
In 1986, he raised a demand for a separate state of Vidharbh and started Vidarbha movement.[10] [11] [12] In 1995, he had a key role in the formation of All India Indira Congress (Now Dissolved). He was a member of working committee central parliamentary board and President of Maharashtra Pradesh Indira congress Party.[13] [14] [15]
He died on 19 May 2002.[16] [17] [18]