Chandrashekhar Deshmukh

Chandrashekhar Janrao Deshmukh was a member of the 14th Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Multai constituency in the Betul district. He was a two-time member of the legislative assembly, representing the Masod constituency from 1998 to 2003 and the Multai constituency from 2013 to 2018. He is known for his tenure as an M.L.A., where he developed a series of irrigation projects, village connectivity roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, and drinking water schemes across the constituency. The projects include the Parasdoh Dam and Medium Lift Micro-irrigation Project, Wardha Medium Lift Micro-irrigation Project, Multai-Bhainsdehi two-lane 83-kilometer concrete road, Prabhat Pattan and Athnair Government Hospital, Ayurvedic Tree Park Uttam Sagar, Tapti Sarovar Sever Line Multai, Central School Multai, Prabhat Pattan Tehsil and Mohi Industrial Area Multai. The irrigation projects led him to be called "Dam Wale Baba".