Uttamrao Shivdas Jankar (born 1966)[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is an MLA from Malshiras Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Solapur District. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party (SP).[2] [3]
| Office: | Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start: | 23 November 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Ram Satpute |
| Office2: | Whip,NCP-SP |
| Term Start2: | 2 December 2024 |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | NCP(SP) |
| Constituency1: | Malshiras |
| Spouse: | Not Known |
Jankar is from Malshiras, Solapur District, Maharashtra. He is the son of Jankar Shivdas Shankar. He completed his B.A. in 1988 at Shankarrao Mohite Patil College, Malewadi Akluj, which is affiliated with Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
Jankar won from Malshiras Assembly constituency representing Nationalist Congress Party (SP) in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 121,713 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ram Vitthal Satpute of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 13,147 votes.[4] [5]