Uttamrao Jankar


Uttamrao Shivdas Jankar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is an MLA from Malshiras Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Solapur district. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar.

Early life and education

He is the son of Shri. Shivdas Shankarrao Jankar.
He completed his B.A. in 1988 at Shankarrao Mohite Patil College, Malewadi Akluj, which is affiliated with Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

Career

Jankar won from Malshiras Assembly constituency representing Nationalist Congress Party (SP) in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 121,713 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ram Vitthal Satpute of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 13,147 votes.