Prof.(Dr). Ashok Ramaji Uike (born 1 January 1964) is an Indian politician & three term MLA. He was elected to the

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from the Ralegaon constituency in the

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election The 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 15 October 2014 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 63.38% turnout in the election as hung verdict has occurred with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...

as a member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

. He was sworn in as Minister of Tribal Development in Devendra Fadnavis cabinet in Dec 2024. He is considered a close aide of the Maharashtra CM

Devendra Fadnavis Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 5 December 2024 with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as his deputies, and previously held this positi ...

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