| Office: | Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency: | Ralegaon |
| Term Start: | 1995 |
| Term End: | 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Netaji Tanbaji Rajgadkar |
| Successor: | Ashok Uike |
| Office2: | Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 4 December 2010 |
| Term End2: | 8 November 2014 |
| 2Blankname2: | Speaker |
| 2Namedata2: | Dilip Walse-Patil |
| Predecessor2: | Madhukarrao Chavan |
| Successor2: | Vijayrao Bhaskarrao Auti |
| Office3: | Minister of School Education, Maharashtra |
| Term Start3: | 9 November 2004 |
| Term End3: | 1 December 2008 |
| Predecessor3: | Suresh Jain |
| Successor3: | Balasaheb Thorat |
| Office4: | Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Maharashtra |
| Term Start4: | 1 November 2004 |
| Term End4: | 4 December 2008 |
| Predecessor4: | Ramkrishna More |
| Successor4: | Ravisheth Patil |
| Term Start5: | 1 Nov 2004 |
| Term End5: | 4 Dec 2008 |
| Birth Name: | Vasant Chindhuji Purke |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1956 |
| Birth Place: | At.Atmurdi, Tq.Ralegaon, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse: | Premlata Purke |
| Alma Mater: | Amravati University (MA) |
Prof. Vasant Chindhuji Purke (born 3 May 1956) is an Indian politician, elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Ralegaon constituency in 1995 and serving until 2014 as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1] He is currently Vice President of Maharashtra Adivasi Development Corporation (Nashik) - Minister of State आदिवासी विकास विभाग (महाराष्ट्र शासन).