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Deshmukh entered active politics and became a member of the Babhalgaon (Latur) Village Panchayat from 1974 to 1980 and its Sarpanch (village chief) from 1974 to 1976. He was a member of Osmanabad Zilla Parishad and Deputy Chairman of Latur Taluka Panchayat Samiti (Latur District Panchayat Committee) from 1974 to 1980. As the President of Osmanabad District Youth Congress from 1975 to 1978, he worked for the implementation of the Sanjay Gandhi inspired Five Point Programme of the Youth Congress. He organised the youth in Osmanabad district and became the President of District wing of the Congress (I) party.
He was a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1995 winning the 1980, 1985, and 1990 elections. During this period, he served as the Minister of State and the Cabinet Minister and had the portfolios of the ministries of Home, General Administration, Cooperation, Public Works, Transport, Legislative Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development Fisheries, Industry, Rural Development, Education, Technical Education, Sports and Youth Welfare.
He lost the election in 1995 by a margin of 35,000. He was re-elected to the State Legislature from Latur Constituency in the elections held in September 1999 with a strong comeback winning by a margin of nearly 91,000 in two successive elections, the highest in Maharashtra. He became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 18 October 1999. He was Chief Minister until 17 January 2003, but had to step down in January 2003 and make way for Sushilkumar Shinde, following factionalism in the state unit of the party.
He was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly from Latur Constituency in October 2004. He became Chief Minister for the second time on 1 November 2004 – 4 December 2008.
He subsequently entered the Rajya Sabha and was appointed to the Council of Ministers as Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 28 May 2009. He was appo
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Critically ill with kidney and liver failures, Deshmukh died on August 14, 2012 due to multiple organ failure at Global Hospitals,Chennai.
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Date of Birth:
May 25, 1945
Longitude:
76 E 34
Latitude:
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Vilasrao Deshmukh is an Indian Politician and popularly called as Vilasrao. He has held the posts of Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Rural Development, Government of India. He also held the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka for twice. Vilasrao has three sons. His second son Ritesh Deshmukh is a bollywood actor.
What year was Vilasrao Deshmukh born?
Year 1945
What is Vilasrao Deshmukh's birth date?
His birthday is on Friday, May 25, 1945.
Where was Vilasrao Deshmukh born?
Latur
How old is Vilasrao Deshmukh ?
Vilasrao Deshmukh is 80 years old.
When was Vilasrao Deshmukh born?
Friday, May 25, 1945
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12 July 2011 – 14 August 2012President Pranab Mukherjee, Pratibha Patil Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Pawan Kumar Bansal Succeeded by Vayalar Ravi In office
12 July 2011 – 14 August 2012Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Pawan Kumar Bansal Succeeded by Vayalar Ravi In office
26 June 2012 – 14 August 2012Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Virbhadra Singh Succeeded by Vayalar Ravi In office
19 January 2011 – 12 July 2011Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by C. P. Joshi Succeeded by Jairam Ramesh In office
19 January 2011 – 12 July 2011Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by C. P. Joshi Succeeded by Kishore Chandra Deo In office
28 May 2009 – 28 May 2012Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Preceded by Santosh Mohan Dev Succeeded by Praful Patel In office
1 November 2004 – 5 December 2008Governor Mohammed Fazal Preceded by Sushil Kumar Shinde Succeeded by Ashok Chavan In office
18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003Governor P. C. Alexander Preceded by Narayan Rane Succeeded by Sushil Kumar Shinde In office
1980–1985Preceded by Shivraj Patil Succeeded by Shivajirao Patil Kavhekar Constituency Latur City In office
1999–2009Preceded by Shivajirao Patil Kavhekar Succeeded by Amit Deshmukh Constituency Latur City In office
4 August 2012 – 14 August 2012Preceded by Sushilkumar Shinde Succeeded by Rajani Ashokrao Patil Constituency Maharashtra Born
(1945-05-26)26 May 1945
Babhalgaon, Hyderabad State, British India
(now in Maharashtra, India)Died 14 August 2012(2012-08-14) (aged 67)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPolitical p