Amit Deshmukh

Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh
Minister of State
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Constituency	Latur City
Personal details
Born	21 March 1976 Latur, Maharashtra
Political party	INC
Spouse(s)	Aditi Pratap Deshmukh (2008–present)
Children	Avir Deshmukh Avan Deshmukh
Parents	Vilasrao Deshmukh Vaishali Deshmukh
Residence	Aashiyana, Saraswati Colony, Latur, 413512
Website	www.amitvilasraodeshmukh.com

Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh, was a Minister of State in Government of Maharashtra led by Congress and currently he is a Member of Legislative Assembly from Maharashtra in the Government of Maharashtra from Latur City. He is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, he is the eldest son of Vilasrao Deshmukh^[1] former Union Minister of Heavy Industries and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

In 2009 Deshmukh contested from Latur City on Congress ticket & defeated Kayyum Khan Mohammad Khan Pathan of Bahujan Samaj Party & Shripad Kulkarni of Shivsena by a margin of 89,480 votes.^[2] A fourth largest victory in Maharashtra.

Early life

He is the vice president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress. He is also Chairman of Vikas Co-Operative Sugar Factory, Niwali, Latur which he founded in 2000 & Executive Trustee of Manjara Charitable Trust, Latur. Also he is President of Vilasrao Deshmukh Foundation and Latur Taluka Samanvay Samitee. Amit hails from the city of Latur in the Latur district of Maharashtra. He is the President of Latur Club. This club arranged Latur Festival for the Laturkars. He is the elder brother of actor Ritesh Deshmukh and Youth Congress Politician Dheeraj Deshmukh.

Biography

Amit Deshmukh has completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, University of Mumbai. He is married to Aditi Ghorpade.

References

1. Mishra, Ambarish (28 Jul 2002). "Rising sons set to take the political field". The Times of India. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
2. "Latur election results". My Latur Pattern. 22 Oct 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-22.