Ashok Uike

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1964)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | office = Minister of Tribal Development<br>Government of Maharashtra | term_start = 15 December 2024 | term_end = | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Devendra Fadnavis | predecessor = Vijaykumar Gavit | term_start1 = 16 June 2019 | term_end1 = 8 November 2019 | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = Devendra Fadnavis | predecessor1 = Vishnu Savara | successor1 = Kagda Chandya Padvi | office2 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | term_start2 = (2014-2019), (2019-2024), (2024-Present) | predecessor2 = Vasant Purke | successor2 = | constituency2 = Ralegaon | office3 = Guardian Minister of Chandrapur District | term_start3 = 18 Jan 2025 | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = Sudhir Mungantiwar | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|01|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Ghonsa, Wani, Yavatmal District | party = Bharatiya Janata Party {{small|(2014–present)}} | other_party = Shiv Sena {{small|(Before 2014)}} | spouse = Bina Uike | children = 2 daughters | image = | education = M.Sc. (Master of Science) from Amravati University 1991 - Ph.D. from Government Vidarbha Institute, Amravati }}

'''Prof. Ashok Ramaji Uike''' is an Indian politician & three term MLA. He was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Ralegaon constituency in the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was sworn in as Minister of Tribal Development in Devendra Fadnavis cabinet in Dec 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/devendra-fadnavis-maharashtra-cabinet-expand-shiv-sena-deputy-cm-1549691-2019-06-15|title=Devendra Fadnavis to expand cabinet, Shiv Sena turns down deputy CM post fearing infighting|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/three-months-before-polls-cm-devendra-fadnavis-brings-in-new-faces/articleshow/69818246.cms|title=Three months before polls, CM Devendra Fadnavis brings in new faces|newspaper=The Times of India |date=17 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1020|title=Prof.(dr). Ashok Uike(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- RALEGAON (ST)(YAVATMAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sarkarnama.in/maharashtra/uttar-maharashtra/mla-ashok-uike-condemned-by-tribal-community-what-is-the-reason-sd87|title=Ashok Uike News : आमदार अशोक उईकेंचा आदिवासी समाजाकडून निषेध; काय आहे कारण ?|first=सरकारनामा|last=ब्यूरो|date=11 May 2023|website=Sarkarnama}}</ref><ref name="Devendra Fadnavis gives Maharashtra cabinet rank to ex-Leader of Opposition Vikhe-Patil Vikhe Patil">{{cite news |last1=India Today |title=Devendra Fadnavis gives Maharashtra cabinet rank to ex-Leader of Opposition Vikhe-Patil Vikhe Patil |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-ex-leader-of-opposition-vikhe-patil-joins-fadnavis-govt-1549868-2019-06-16 |access-date=13 December 2024 |date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213054221/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-ex-leader-of-opposition-vikhe-patil-joins-fadnavis-govt-1549868-2019-06-16 |archive-date=13 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==

=== Party affiliation ===

* Currently aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (from 2014 onwards) * Formerly associated with Shiv Sena (until 2014)

==== Legislative work ====

* MLA, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Ralegaon (ST) Constituency * Terms served: 2014–2019, 2019–2024, and 2024–Present

== Ministerial roles ==

=== Minister of Tribal Development, Maharashtra ===

* Initially held the post on 16 June 2019 (Fadnavis I ministry), serving until 8 November 2019 * Reappointed to the same portfolio in the Third Fadnavis ministry, starting 15 December 2024—currently incumbent

=== Guardian Minister of Chandrapur District ===

* Appointed Guardian Minister for Chandrapur District on 18 January 2025, a position he currently holds

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