Rajesh Ankushrao Tope alias Rajesh Bhaiyya is an Indian politician and member of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar).He was Member of Legislative assembly till November 2024. Rajesh Tope won the Ghansawangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.[1][2] He won the 2009 Assembly Election from the same constituency.2019 to 2024 was his third term as a member from Ghansawangi constituency, while before that he was 2 Time MLA from Ambad constituency, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly MLA. He served as the Health Minister of Maharashtra in the Uddhav Thackeray ministry.[3] He also worked as a guardian minister of Jalna in his political career.

Rajesh Bhaiyya Tope
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019  29 June 2022
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Uddhav Thackeray
Ajit Pawar
Preceded byGirish Mahajan
Government of Maharashtra
Cabinet Minister of Higher and Technical Education
In office
08 Dec 2008  28 September 2014
Preceded bySuresh Jain
Succeeded byVinod Tawde
Government of Maharashtra
Ministry of Medical Education
In office
08 Dec 2008  06 Nov 2009
Preceded byDilip Walse Patil
Succeeded byVijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1999–2024
Preceded byShivaji Kundlik Chothe
Succeeded byHikmat Udhan
ConstituencyAmbad
Ghansawangi
Personal details
Born (1969-01-11) January 11, 1969 (age 57)
CitizenshipIndia
PartyNationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (until 1999)
SpouseManisha Tope
Children1 son, 1 Daughter
ParentAnkushrao Tope (father)
EducationBachelor of Engineering (mechanical)
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.rajeshtope.com

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Rajesh Tope is from the Nationalist Congress Party.

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