Ganpatrao Deshmukh
Ganpatrao Deshmukh (born 10 August 1927, at Pimpri, Tal-Mohol, Dist-Solapur.) is an Indian politician with the world record for the longest serving MLA. He has been in office for 47 years.
Ganpatrao Deshmukh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1962–1972 | |
| In office 1978–1995 | |
| In office 1999–2019 | |
| Constituency | Sangola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1927 Pimpri |
| Political party | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| Residence | Sangole |
| Profession | Politician |
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 Sangole 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.[1]
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 .[1][2]
In the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election at the age of eighty-eight, he won the Sangole constituency for a record 11th time with 94,374 votes.[1][3]
References
- "Ganpatrao Deshmukh: Longest-serving MLA in Maharashtra scores a record 11th win". The Economic Times. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- "PWP MLA Ganpatrao Deshmukh felicitated for 50 yrs in Assembly". Moneycontrol.com. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- "Ganpatrao Deshmukh creates record". The Indian Express. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
He is always used to travel by only government bus and he is live in his old house today also