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<div>{{Short description|Indian Politician}}{{Like resume|date=February 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Dr. Vishwajeet Kadam<br />
| image = 240916-vishwajeet-kadam.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|01|13}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pune, Maharashtra]], India<br />
| residence = [[Pune]]<br />
| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Minister of State]]<br>[[Government of Maharashtra]]<br />
| term_start = 30 December 2019<br />
| term_end = <br />
| minister = * Co-operation.<br />
* [[Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)|Agriculture.]]<br />
* [[Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra)|Social Justice.]]<br />
* Food, Civil Supplies <br />
* Consumer Affairs.<br />
* Minorities Development and Aukaf.<br />
*[[Ministry of Marathi Language|Marathi Language.]]<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]<br />
| governor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]<br />
| predecessor = <br />
| office2 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Palus-Kadegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Palus-Kadegaon]]<br />
| term_start2 = 31 May 2018<br />
| term_end2 = <br />
| predecessor2 = [[Patangrao Kadam]]<br />
| successor2 = <br />
| parents = [[Patangrao Kadam]]<br />
| nationality = <br />
| website = https://vishwajeetkadam.in<br />
}}<br />
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'''Vishwajeet Kadam''' (born 13 January 1980) is a politician from the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Banerjee|first=Shoumojit|date=2019-12-31|title=Congress leaders from western Maharashtra under-represented|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/congress-leaders-from-western-maharashtra-under-represented/article30437767.ece|access-date=2020-09-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is the son of former congress leader [[Patangrao Kadam]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=DNA Web|date=2018-03-10|title=Patangrao Kadam passes away: Here's all you need to know about a politician and educationalist|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-patangrao-kadam-passes-away-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-about-a-politician-and-educationalist-2592453|access-date=2020-09-25|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> and was born and brought up in [[Pune]]. He is a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Palus-Kadegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-19|title=Vishwajeet Kadam is Congress candidate for Pune LS seat|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/vishwajeet-kadam-is-congress-candidate-for-pune-ls-seat/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Kadam has a B.E, MBA, Phd in Management and has also completed Management and Leadership in Education from [[Howard University]].{{cn|date=February 2021}}<br />
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Some know him as the Working President of [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]]. Others know him as a Member of the AICTE ([[All India Council for Technical Education]]) And many more know him as the Secretary of [[Bharati Vidyapeeth]].<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
His secular ideology, passion for development, noteworthy social work and qualifications earned him a ticket as the Congress candidate for [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] & He won election by huge margin of 1,62,521 votes from [[Palus-Kadegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taneja|first=Nidhi|date=2018-05-27|title=Maharashtra: Congress' Vishwajeet Kadam elected unopposed as BJP opts out in Palus-Kadegaon bypolls|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-maharashtra-congress-vishwajeet-kadam-elected-unopposed-as-bjp-opts-out-in-palus-kadegaon-bypolls-444192|access-date=2020-09-25|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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=== Positions held ===<br />
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* Maharashtra Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra State (2019–present)<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://vishwajeetkadam.in Vishwajeet Kadam] Website<br />
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==References==<br />
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