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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rajesh Vitekar
| office = Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 23 November 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Suresh Warpudkar]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Pathri Assembly constituency|Pathri]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
| term_start1 = 28 Jul 2024
| term_end1 = 23 November 2024
| successor1 = [[Sanjay Khodke]]
| constituency2 = Elected by MLAs
| birth_name = Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|03|27}}
| birth_place =
| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar)]]
| parents = Uttamrao Abaji Vitekar (Father)
| spouse =
| children =
| education =
| alma_mater =
| website =
}}
'''Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar''' (born 1980)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar (Nationalist Congress Party - Constituency- Parbhani (Maharashtra) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=6591 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is a politician belonging to the [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. He was elected as member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Pathri Assembly constituency]].<ref name="Pathri Election Result: NCP's Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar Wins">{{cite news |title=Pathri Election Result: NCP's Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar Wins |url=https://timelinedaily.com/elections/pathri-election-result-ncps-rajesh-uttamrao-vitekar-wins |access-date=17 December 2024 |publisher=TimelineDaily |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217085029/https://timelinedaily.com/elections/pathri-election-result-ncps-rajesh-uttamrao-vitekar-wins |archive-date=17 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="राष्ट्रवादीवादीसाठी फलदायी! परभणीत विटेकरांना लागोपाठ दुसरी आमदारकी राष्ट्रवादीवादीसाठी फलदायी! परभणीत विटेकरांना लागोपाठ दुसरी आमदारकी">{{cite news |title=राष्ट्रवादीवादीसाठी फलदायी! परभणीत विटेकरांना लागोपाठ दुसरी आमदारकी राष्ट्रवादीवादीसाठी फलदायी! परभणीत विटेकरांना लागोपाठ दुसरी आमदारकी |url=https://www.loksatta.com/politics/rajesh-vitekar-elected-as-mla-for-second-consecutive-term-in-parbhani-print-politics-news-mrj-95-4737856/ |access-date=17 December 2024 |publisher=Loksatta |date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217090109/https://www.loksatta.com/politics/rajesh-vitekar-elected-as-mla-for-second-consecutive-term-in-parbhani-print-politics-news-mrj-95-4737856/ |archive-date=17 December 2024 |language=mr}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==

Vitekar is from Pathri, [[Parbhani district]], Maharashtra. He is the son of Ex-MLA Uttamrao Abaji Vitekar, a farmer.
* He did his BSc at Vasant College, Kej in 2006. Earlier, he completed his HSC at Subhash Chandrabose Secondary and Higher Secondary School in 1999. He completed his SSC at Shri Saraswati New English School Public School, Ambajogai, in 1997.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==

Vitekar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in July 2024. Earlier, he won from Pathri Assembly constituency representing the Nationalist Congress Party in the [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 83,767 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Suresh Warpudkar]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 13,244 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=लोकसभेतील 'त्याग', परभणीचे राजेश विटेकर राष्ट्रवादीकडून विधानपरिषदेवर आमदार! |url=https://www.lokmat.com/parabhani/sacrifice-in-lok-sabha-parbhanis-rajesh-vitekar-mla-on-legislative-council-from-ncp-a-a320/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=राजेश विटेकर यांच्या रूपाने परभणीत राष्ट्रवादीची 'राजकीय गुंतवणूक' |url=https://www.loksatta.com/politics/in-parbhani-ncp-ajit-pawar-leader-rajesh-vitekar-legislative-council-election-print-politics-news-css-98-4461192/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
* In 2019, he contested from [[Parbhani Lok Sabha constituency]], but lost to [[Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav|Sanjay Jadhav]] of [[Shiv Sena (UBT)]] by a margin of 134,061 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parbhani lok sabha election results 2024: Parbhani Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/maharashtra/parbhani-constituency-result-13517 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Parbhani 2019 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/2019/maharashtra/parbhani/9834/30/17 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1982 births]]
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[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:People from Parbhani district]]

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