Ramrao Madhavrao Deshmukh was a prominent political and academic personality from Amravati

Amravati

Amravati is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India and the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Maharashtra. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Amravati district...

, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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. He was one of the very few Barrister

Barrister

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s from the region at that time.

Political life

He has been a member of and has presided over many important political establishments during and after the British Rule

British Raj

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. Some of the important establishments that he has been associated with and his position in those establishments are stated below:

• Central Provinces and Berar
  Central Provinces and Berar
  The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India. The province comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India, and covered much of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur. The Central Provinces was formed in...
  
   Legislative Council, Member. Time Frame: 1920-25, 1927–30 and 1937-41
• Government Of Central Provinces and Berar
  Central Provinces and Berar
  The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India. The province comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India, and covered much of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur. The Central Provinces was formed in...
  
  , Minister. Time Frame: 1927-28, 1929–30 and 1937-38.
• Gwalior State
  Gwalior state
  Gwalior State was an Indian kingdom and princely state ruled by the Maratha dynasty. The state took its name from the old town of Gwalior, which, although never the actual capital, was an important place because of its strategic location and the strength of its fort. The state was founded in the...
  
  , Minister. Time Frame: 1941-44
• High Commissioner
  High Commissioner
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   for India in the Union of South Africa
  Union of South Africa
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  . Time Frame: 1945-47
• Rewa State, Prime Minister
  Prime minister
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  . Time Frame: 1947-48
• Central Legislative Assembly
  Central Legislative Assembly
  The Central Legislative Assembly was a legislature for India created by the Government of India Act 1919 from the former Imperial Legislative Council, implementing the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms...
  
  , Member. Time Frame: 1926-27
• Rajya Sabha
  Rajya Sabha
  The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
  
  , Member. Time Frame: 1952-64