{{short description|Indian politician}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Prajakt Prasadrao Tanpure | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|09|13|df=yes}} | death_date = | birth_place = At.Rahuri, Dist.Ahmednagar district | spouse = Smt. Sonali Prajakt Tanpure | alma_mater = | death_place = | office = Minister of State<br>Government of Maharashtra | term_start = 30 December 2019 | term_end = 29 June 2022 | minister = *Urban Development. *Energy *Tribal Development *Higher Education and Technical Education *Disaster Management *Relief and Rehabilitation *Revenue *Medical Education. *Textiles | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Uddhav Thackeray | 2blankname = Deputy CM | 2namedata = Ajit Pawar | governor = Bhagat Singh Koshyari | predecessor = | successor = | office1 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Rahuri | term_start1 = (2019 | term_end1 = 2024) | predecessor1 = Shivaji Bhanudas Kardile | successor1 = Shivaji Bhanudas Kardile | party = Bharatiya Janata Party (May 2026–Present) | other_party = Nationalist Congress Party (Until 2026) | father = Prasad alias Bapusaheb Tanpure | mother = Smt. Usha Prasad Tanpure | children = | occupation = Farmer and businessman | education = Post Graduate – M.S. From University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America, Year-2003 & B.E. Mechanical From Pune University Year 2000 }}
'''Prajakt Prasadrao Tanpure''' (born 13 September 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. Prajakt Tanpure was elected as member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Vidhan Sabha Elections 2019. He represents the Rahuri-Nagar- Pathardi constituency<ref>{{cite news |title=All in Pawar family: 5 members either in Lok Sabha or state assembly |date=28 October 2019 |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/all-in-pawar-family-5-members-either-in-ls-or-state-assembly-6091430/}}</ref> from 2019 to 2024. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Setback to NCP (SP) as its leader and ex-Maharashtra minister Prajakt Tanpure joins BJP ahead of Council polls |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/setback-to-ncp-sp-as-its-leader-and-ex-maharashtra-minister-prajakt-tanpure-joins-bjp-ahead-of-council-polls-4021753 |access-date=2026-05-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is the nephew of former minister in the Maharashtra government and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Jayant Patil.
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