Sudhakar Deshmukh

Sudhakar Deshmukh
Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra
In office
2009–2019
Preceded byDevendra Fadnavis
Succeeded byVikas Pandurang Thakre
ConstituencyNagpur West
Member of Legislative Council
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byVinod Gudadhe Patil
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Personal details
Born (1957-10-11) 11 October 1957 (age 67)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political partyJoined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2000
Alma materHislop College Nagpur
Commerce
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.mahabjp.org

Sudhakar Shamrao Deshmukh (born 11 October 1957) was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Nagpur West Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)[1] Deshmukh was also member of the 12th Assembly (2009–2014).[2] Deshmukh was the president of Indian National Congress's (INC) Nagpur district committee.[3] Deshmukh, then with the Indian National Congress, was member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1991 to 1996. He joined the BJP in 2000 and was the president of BJP's Nagpur city unit in 2007.[4] Deshmukh is a commerce graduate from Nagpur University.[5]

  1. ^ "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 2009, to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 7. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ Hardikar, Jaideep (8 October 2014). "Divorces set up tussle of turncoats - Maharashtra scramble for defectors, with focus on seats that fell in ex-partners' quotas". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ Chakraborty, Proshun (27 October 2014). "None can match my track record, says MLA Sudhakar Deshmukh". Times of India. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ Ganjapure, Vaibhav (7 October 2014). "Only 31% Maharashtra MLAs are graduates, 11% postgraduates". Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2015.