R. T. Deshmukh

{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2025)}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox Indian politician

| name = R. T. (Jija) Deshmukh

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| death_date = {{Death date|2025|5|26|df=y}}

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| assembly = Maharashtra Legislative

| term_start = 2014

| term_end = 2019

| constituency_AM = Majalgaon

| predecessor = Prakashdada Solanke

| successor = Prakashdada Solanke

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| nationality = Indian

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R. T. (Jija) Deshmukh (died 26 May 2025) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Majalgaon Assembly constituency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly-election-2019/majalgaon-election-results-27_2502.html|title=Majalgaon Election Result 2019: Majalgaon Assembly Election 2019 Results | Majalgaon Vidhan Sabha MLA Result|website=www.business-standard.com}} R.T. Jija Deshmukh was a prominent political figure in the Beed district and he was known as a staunch supporter and close associate of the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra late Gopinath Munde Saheb as well as his brother & father of Dhananjay Munde late Pandit Anna Munde.

Deshmukh died in a road traffic collision on the Tuljapur-Latur road near Belkund, Maharashtra, on 26 May 2025.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-bjp-minister-rt-deshmukh-dies-in-road-accident-in-maharashtras-latur-101748268585614.html |title=Former BJP minister RT Deshmukh dies in road accident in Maharashtra's Latur |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=26 May 2025}}