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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Arvi Assembly constituency|Arvi]]
| term_start = 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Dadarao Keche]]
| birth_name = Sumit Kishor Wankhede
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| profession = Politician
| spouse = Adv Kshitija Wadatkar Wankhede
| children = Sarth Sumit Wankhede
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
}}

'''Sumit Kishor Wankhede''' is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]. He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from [[Arvi Assembly constituency|Arvi constituency]] in [[Wardha district]]. He won the [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-24 |title=ना भाजप ना कमळ, ओन्ली सुमित… भाजपच्या विक्रमी विजयाचा मंत्र |url=https://www.loksatta.com/nagpur/arvi-assembly-constituency-sumit-wankhede-win-pmd-64-ssb-93-4730359/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>

== Early life, education and family ==
Wankhede is from Arvi, Wardha district, Maharashtra. He is the son of Kishor Wankhede, an advocate. He completed his graduation in engineering at the [[MIT World Peace University]], Pune.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sumit Wankhede(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ARVI(WARDHA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Maharashtra2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=1925 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> He also has post-graduate study in governance. He married his childhood friend and lawyer Kshitija G. Wadatkar in 2015. They have a son.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2024-11-27 |title=PA to MLA: The journey of Devendra Fadnavis's aide and peers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/from-personal-assistants-to-elected-mlas-the-inspiring-journey-of-sumit-wankhede/articleshow/115708260.cms |access-date=2024-12-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Career ==
A gold medalist in governance, Sumit worked as a personal assistant for 16 years to Maharashtra's Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]]. He made his electoral debut in the 2024 election, winning from the Arvi Assembly constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 101,397 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mayura Amar Kale of the [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar|Nationalist Congress Party (SP)]], by a margin of 39,574 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Arvi, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Sumit Wankhede wins Arvi with 101397 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/arvi-maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-maelb-2638148-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sumit Wankhede, BJP Candidate from Arvi Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/assembly/maharashtra/sumit-wankhede-s13aed2008a044e2024c003/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref> He was in charge of BJP's Lok Sabha elections in Wardha district.<ref name=":1" />

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:People from Wardha district]]
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