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|office      = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Maharashtra]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/piyush-goyal-chidambaram-suresh-prabhu-sharad-yadav-elected-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/52572237.cms |title=Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha |website=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |access-date=2016-06-04}}</ref>
|office      = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Maharashtra]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/piyush-goyal-chidambaram-suresh-prabhu-sharad-yadav-elected-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/52572237.cms |title=Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha |website=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |access-date=2016-06-04}}</ref>
|term_start  =  5 July 2016
|term_start  =  5 July 2016
|term_end    =  
|term_end    = 02 April 2022
|successor  =
|successor  =
|spouse      = Sunita Mahatme
|spouse      = Sunita Mahatme
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'''Dr. Vikas Mahatme''' (born 11 December 1957) is Padmashri Awarded Indian ophthalmologist, social entrepreneur, visionary and a member of the Parliament in [[Rajya Sabha]]. Born in Amravati, he comes from [[Nagpur]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. He is well known across Maharashtra for his charitable and social works. He founded a charitable trust – S. Mahatme Eye Welfare Charitable Trust that runs Mahatme Eye Bank eye hospital in Nagpur as well as branches in Mumbai, Amravati, Gadchiroli and Pune. He received the Padma Shri for his charitable community work as an ophthalmologist. In June 2016, Mahatme was the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections, which he won unopposed. His candidature was strongly backed by Maharashtra Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]] and Union Minister [[Nitin Gadkari]]. He belongs to the Dhangar community. He has expressed support for implementing Scheduled Tribe reservation for Dhangar community in Maharashtra and is its first community member to get elected to parliament. He is currently a member of the Indian Nursing Council.
'''Dr. Vikas Mahatme''' (born 11 December 1957) is Padmashri Awarded Indian [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]], social entrepreneur, visionary and a member of the Parliament in [[Rajya Sabha]]. Born in Amravati, he comes from [[Nagpur]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. He is well known across Maharashtra for his charitable and social works. He founded a charitable trust – S. Mahatme Eye Welfare Charitable Trust that runs Mahatme Eye Bank eye hospital in Nagpur as well as branches in Mumbai, Amravati, Gadchiroli and Pune. He received the Padma Shri for his charitable community work as an ophthalmologist. In June 2016, Mahatme was the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections, which he won unopposed. His candidature was strongly backed by Maharashtra Chief Minister [[Devendra Fadnavis]] and Union Minister [[Nitin Gadkari]]. He belongs to the Dhangar community. He has expressed support for implementing Scheduled Tribe reservation for Dhangar community in Maharashtra and is its first community member to get elected to parliament. He is currently a member of the Indian Nursing Council.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==