Amit Deshmukh
| Amit Vilas Deshmukh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Constituency | Latur City |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 March 1976 Latur, Maharashtra |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Aditi Pratap (2008–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Website | www |
Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh (born March 21, 1976) is a politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He represents the Latur City Constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is the General Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. In 2014,he was appointed as Minister of State for Tourism, Food & Drugs Administration, Excise, and New Renewable Energy.
Son of a Political leader, Amit Deshmukh, entered the Maharashtra Political scene at a young age. Working from the grassroots, he actively participated in the 1997 Latur Nagar Parishad elections at the age of 21, and was involved in the campaigning for Shivraj Patil in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.
He has been the Vice President of the Youth Congress in the years 2002 and 2008. In 2009, Amit Deshmukh contested from Latur City on a Congress ticket and defeated Kayyum Khan Mohammad Khan Pathan of Bahujan Samaj Party, and Shripad Kulkarni of Shiv Sena by a margin of 89,480 votes. It was the fourth largest victory in Maharashtra
He is married to Aditi Pratap. He is also the elder brother of actor Ritesh Deshmukh and Dheeraj Deshmukh.
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