Sunil Deshmukh
Dr. Sunil Deshmukh | |
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At the Maharashtra State Budget presentation | |
| Minister of State Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Minister |
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| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Deputy CM | R. R. Patil |
| Guardian Minister | Amravati District |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Amravati | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Raosaheb Shekhawat |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Amravati | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raosaheb Shekhawat |
| Succeeded by | Sulbha Sanjay Khodke |
| Vice-Chairman of Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation | |
| In office 26 June 2018 – 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sunil Panjabrao Deshmukh 28 May 1958 |
| Party | Indian National Congress (2021–Present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1976–2009) Janvikas Congress Party (2009–2014) Bhartiya Janata Party (2014–2021) |
| Spouse | Sonali Deshmukh |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Government Medical College, Nagpur (MBBS and M.D. (Radiology)) |
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| Website | sunildeshmukh |
Dr. Sunil Panjabrao Deshmukh (born 28 May 1958) is the Member of Legislative Assembly from the constituency of Amravati, Maharashtra, India. He is a member of Indian National Congress (INC). He is a former Minister of State for Finance and Planning, Public Works and Energy in Government of Maharashtra and was also the guardian minister for Amravati and Bhandara districts of Vidarbha, Maharashtra from 2004–2009. He has also served as the ex-officio Vice-Chairman of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board's holding company and was the co-chairman of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd.
From October 2004 to December 2008, he held the portfolios for Water Resources, Command Area Development and Parliamentary Affairs in addition to Finance and Planning in former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's cabinet. He was also the Vice-Chairman of the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd. from 1999 to 2004.
He is a formerly practising radiologist. He completed his MBBS from the Government Medical College, Nagpur in 1981. From the same institution, he completed his M.D. (Radiology) in 1986.
He has been elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly thrice from the constituency of Amravati. The first two times, he defeated his nearest contestant, Jagdish Motilal Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by about 10,000 votes and about 32,000 votes respectively. The third time, he defeated Raosaheb Shekhawat of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 35,072 votes. He had rebelled from the party in 2009, formed the Janvikas Congress Party, then briefly joined the Bharatiya Janata Party before returning to the Indian National Congress.