Ram Vitthal Satpute is National Vice President of

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and a Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) elected from Malshiras (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Early life and education

Ram Satpute was born on 12 March, 1988 to a Marathi Hindu family of cane harvesters in Doithan Village, Ashti Taluka, district Beed,

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. Ram's family belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community. Ram's father Vitthal Satpute worked as a cobbler at bus-stop of his village. As a child, Ram helped his parents in cane harvesting while they were working in a sugar factory. He was introduced to

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in his school days. Ram completed his school education from Beed district. With guidance from local officials of

, he moved to

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for higher education. He completed his Diploma in Printing Technology from PVG's Maharashtra Institute of Printing Technology. In 2015, Ram received a

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degree in

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from Pune Vidhyarthi Griha's College of Engineering and Technology affiliated to Savitraibai Phule Pune University.

Student Activism

Ram entered student activism during his college days through

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. He led protest marches for student rights and against commercialization of education. While working for the organization for nearly a decade, Ram was elected as the State Secretary of Maharashtra State in 2016. He has also led protests against corruption in education department by government officers. In 2017, Ram led a protest rally to raise the issue of improper health infrastructure for students in

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Anti Naxal Movement

Right from his initial days in student activism, Ram has spearheaded Anti- Naxal movement across Maharashtra. In 2011, Ram led

activists to protest against

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, who is accused of having links with Naxal organizations. He has also exposed and thwarted attempts by Naxal front organizations like Kabir Kala Manch to create base among college students in Maharashtra.

Political career

Ram entered

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as the Vice President of

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. He started helping the deprived people through various welfare schemes of State Government of Maharashtra. He was nominated as candidate from Malshiras (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections 2019. He won the contest by defeating heavyweight politician Uttam Jankar contesting from

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People's Welfare Activities

From the beginning of Ram's political career, he has practiced a work-culture of using all resources to help the weaker sections of society. He had risen to fame when he helped a senior citizen to get government-sanctioned ration after 20 years by directly talking to concerned government officers. Ram also has raised the issue of equal distribution of irrigation water, especially to drought-ridden regions.

References

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