Babasaheb Deshmukh

Babasaheb Annasaheb Deshmukh (born 1987),^[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Sangole Assembly constituency in Solapur district. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Peasants and Workers Party of India.^[2]

Babasaheb Deshmukh
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Shahajibapu Patil
Constituency	Sangola
Personal details
Political party	Peasants and Workers Party of India

Early life and education

Deshmukh is from Sangola, Solapur district, Maharashtra. He is the grandson of Ganpathrao Deshmukh, a former 11 time MLA from Sangoli^[3] and son of Annasaheb. He completed his M.B.B.S. in 2011 at M.U.H.S., Nashik Government Medical College, Aurangabad and later did his M.D. in general medicine in 2017 at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kolhapur. He is a practicing cardiologist.^[1] After winning the seat, he promised to plant 25,000 trees in the constituency.^[4]

Career

Deshmukh won from Sangola Assembly constituency representing Peasants and Workers Party in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 116,256 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Shahajibapu Rajaram Patil of the Shiva Sena, by a margin of 25,386 votes.^[5][6]