Ashish Deshmukh

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ashish Deshmukh

| native_name =

| image = Ashish deshmukh.jpeg

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| office = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| constituency1 = Savner

| assembly1 = Maharashtra Legislative

| term_start1 = 2024

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Sunil Kedar

| constituency2 = Katol

| assembly2 = Maharashtra Legislative

| term_start2 = 2014

| term_end2 = 2019

| predecessor2 = Anil Deshmukh

| successor2 = Anil Deshmukh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|08 April 1974}}

| birth_place = Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

| nationality = Indian

| party = *Bharatiya Janata Party (2009-2018) & (2023-Present)

| otherparty = *Indian National Congress (2018-2023)

| alma_mater = *Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management

| occupation =

Business and Agriculture
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Technology (M.Tech)

| parents = *Ranjeet Deshmukh Roopa Deshmukh

| spouse = *Ayushree Ashish Deshmukh

| children = *Hriday & Jigrr

| website =

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Dr. Ashish Ranjeet Deshmukh is the member of the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is representing the Savner Assembly Constituency. He rejoined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023. Deshmukh is the son of former president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and former Maharashtra minister Ranjeet Deshmukh.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/ex-maharashtra-congress-president-ranjit-deshmukh-quits/|title=Ex-Maharashtra Congress president Ranjit Deshmukh quits |date=2014-10-01|work=Indian Express|accessdate=8 June 2015}} In December 2013, Deshmukh had undertaken an indefinite fast to press for formation of a separate Vidarbha state.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/latest-news/youth-leader-deshmukhs-fast-for-separate-vidarbha-state-enters-sixth-day/|title=Youth leader Deshmukh's fast for separate Vidarbha state enters sixth day |date=2013-12-11|work=Indian Express|accessdate=8 June 2015}}

Early life

Ashish Deshmukh was born to Roopa Deshmukh and Ranjeet Deshmukh, an ex-Cabinet Minister Maharashtra and MLA from Ramtek belongs to Indian National Congress Party.{{cite news |last1=India Today |title=Congress fields Ashish Deshmukh against Fadnavis |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/congress-fields-ashish-deshmukh-against-fadnavis-1606098-2019-10-04 |access-date=6 December 2024 |date=4 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206073032/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/expelled-from-congress-ashish-deshmukh-is-all-set-to-rejoin-bjp-after-5-years-8664988/ |archive-date=6 December 2024 |language=en}}

Deshmukh has authored a book titled Gramvikasacha Password{{cite web |url=http://www.bookganga.com/eBooks/Books?AID=5267112208304053478 |title=Books |website=www.bookganga.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710000038/http://www.bookganga.com/eBooks/Books?AID=5267112208304053478 |archive-date=2016-07-10}} in December 2015.

Education

Political career

He was the Member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He strongly contested assembly elections in 2019 against the then chief minister (Devendra Fadnavis). On 2 October 2018, he became a part of the Indian National Congress.

He has been expelled by the grand old party for his statements against party leader Rahul Gandhi and Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Nana Patole for a period of six years.{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |date=15 June 2023 |title=Expelled from Congress, Ashish Deshmukh is all set to rejoin BJP after 5 years |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/expelled-from-congress-ashish-deshmukh-is-all-set-to-rejoin-bjp-after-5-years-8664988/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206073032/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/expelled-from-congress-ashish-deshmukh-is-all-set-to-rejoin-bjp-after-5-years-8664988/ |archivedate=6 December 2024 |accessdate=6 December 2024 |language=en}}

In 2023, he returned to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and became BJP OBC Morcha President.

In October 2024, he got ticket offered from BJP for Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Election 2024 from Savner Kamleshwar Vidhan Sabha Seat against ex-Minister Sunil Kedar's Wife Anuja (Vijaykar) Kedar. On Result Day (i.e. 23 November 2024), Dr. Ashish Deshmukh won the Savner Kalmeshwar Vidhan Sabha Seat by a massive margin of 26,401 votes.