Ganpatrao Deshmukh

Ganpatrao Deshmukh (10 August 1927 – 30 July 2021[1]) was an Indian politician. He was in office for 54 years. He was called "Abasaheb" by the people with love and affection. He was also called "Bhai" by peasants and workers.

Ganpatrao Deshmukh
Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra
In office
1962–1972
In office
1974–1995
In office
1999–2019
ConstituencySangola
Personal details
Born10 August 1927
Penur, Tahasil-Mohol, Solapur, British Raj
Died30 July 2021 (aged94)
Solapur
Political partyPeasants and Workers Party of India
SpouseRatanbai Deshmukh
Children3
ResidenceSangole
ProfessionPolitician

Biography

He was the leader of Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP). He is the longest serving member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly have been elected 11 times, during the last 54 years, from Sangola in Solapur district. Deshmukh also briefly served as a minister in the First Sharad Pawar ministry in 1978, and later in 1999, when PWP supported the Congress-NCP alliance.[2]

Deshmukh was first elected to the State Assembly in the 1962 elections, and since then won every election, except for the 1972 and 1995 elections. In 2012, the government and the Assembly congratulated him upon his completing 50 years as a member.[2][3]

In the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election at the age of eighty-eight, he won the Sangola constituency for a record 11th time with 94,374 votes.[2][4]

References
  1. Ganpatrao Deshmukh : राज्याच्या राजकारणातील एक पर्वाचा अस्त, गणपतराव देशमुखांच्या राजकीय आणि सामाजिक कारकिर्दीचा आढावा (in Marathi)
  2. "Ganpatrao Deshmukh: Longest-serving MLA in Maharashtra scores a record 11th win". The Economic Times. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. "PWP MLA Ganpatrao Deshmukh felicitated for 50 yrs in Assembly". Moneycontrol.com. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. "Ganpatrao Deshmukh creates record". The Indian Express. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.


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