Dhiraj Deshmukh

Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 7 April 1983) is an Indian politician and an MLA of Indian National Congress, and son of Vilasrao Deshmukh. He was elected from the Latur Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency) to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2019 as a member of the Indian National Congress. He won by a margin of 121,482, which is the third-largest in terms of votes in 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.

Early life
He was born as third and youngest son of Vilasrao Deshmukh. He is also the younger brother of Minister Amit Deshmukh and actor Riteish Deshmukh.

Personal life
He is married to Deepshikha Deshmukh. The couple has two children.

Positions held

 * 2014 : President, Youth Congress, Latur District
 * 2017-2019: Member, Latur Zilla Parishad
 * 2019-Present: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
 * 2020 : Member, Maharashtra State Wildlife Board
 * 2020 : Member, Marathi Language Committee of Maharashtra State Government
 * 2020 : Member, State Government Estimates Committee
 * 2020 : Member, State Government Private Hospital Inspection Committee (Charity funds)
 * 2021 : General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress committee
 * 2021-Present : Chairman, The Latur District Central Co-Op Bank Ltd. Latur