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	'''Vandana Hemant Chavan''' (born 6 July 1961), is an Indian politician and advocate. She is a member of the [[Parliament of India]], representing [[Maharashtra]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Upper House of the Indian Parliament). She is from the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) and has been a member of Parliament ~~since~~ 2012.<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2210</ref>		'''Vandana Hemant Chavan''' (born 6 July 1961), is an Indian politician and advocate. She was a member of the [[Parliament of India]], representing [[Maharashtra]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Upper House of the Indian Parliament). She is from the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) and has been a member of Parliament from 2012 till 2024.<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2210 {{Dead link\|date=August 2022}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Vandana Chavan was born in [[Pune]], where she spent her early childhood. Her father, the late Vijayarao Mohite was a veteran lawyer and her mother Jayashree Mohite retired as a part-time lecturer in law. She is married to Hemant Chavan, a prominent lawyer. Her sister Vinita Kamte was married to the late [[Ashok Kamte]], a martyr in the 26/11 Mumbai attack.		Vandana Chavan was born in [[Pune]], where she spent her early childhood. Her father, the late Vijayarao Mohite was a veteran lawyer and her mother Jayashree Mohite retired as a part-time lecturer in law. She is married to Hemant Chavan, a prominent lawyer. Her sister Vinita Kamte was married to the late [[Ashok Kamte]], a martyr in the 26/11 Mumbai attack. Her other sister, Justice Revati Mohite-Dere is a distinguished lawyer who was subsequently elevated as a judge of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court.

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	She was elected mayor of Pune for the period of March 1997 – 1998. In that period she was Vice-Chairperson of All India Council of Mayors and also she was Chairperson of Maharashtra State Mayor, President and Councillors Organisation.<ref>http://www.punediary.com/html/vandana_chavan.html</ref> As mayor, she incorporated the concept of the Bio Diversity Park (BDP) into the development plan of the fringe villages, amid resistance from within and outside her party. [[Suresh Kalmadi]] who initially mentored her and gave her a break in politics, Chavan preferred to shift to the NCP.		She was elected mayor of Pune for the period of March 1997 – 1998. In that period she was Vice-Chairperson of All India Council of Mayors and also she was Chairperson of Maharashtra State Mayor, President and Councillors Organisation.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.punediary.com/html/vandana_chavan.html\|title=Ex Mayor of Pune Advocate MRS. Vandana H. Chavan Profile in Pune City\|access-date=19 May 2012\|archive-date=6 November 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106022401/http://www.punediary.com/html/vandana_chavan.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> As mayor, she incorporated the concept of the Bio Diversity Park (BDP) into the development plan of the fringe villages, amid resistance from within and outside her party. [[Suresh Kalmadi]] who initially mentored her and gave her a break in politics, Chavan preferred to shift to the NCP.

	== Books published ==		== Books published ==
	# Law of Cruelty, Abetment of Suicide and Dowry Death (Co-author), 1993.		# Law of Cruelty, Abetment of Suicide and Dowry Death (Co-author), 1993.
	# Green India-Clean India, Swapna Udyachi-Sundar Jagachi (a reference book in Marathi on climate change), 2011.<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2210</ref>		# Green India-Clean India, Swapna Udyachi-Sundar Jagachi (a reference book in Marathi on climate change), 2011.<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2210 {{Dead link\|date=August 2022}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	\| office = [[Member of Parliament~~\|MP]] of [[~~Rajya Sabha~~]] for [[Maharashtra~~]]
	\| constituency = [[Maharashtra]]		\| office = [[Rajya Sabha\|Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha]]
	\| term_start = 3 April 2012		\| constituency = [[Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra\|Maharashtra]]
			\| term_start = 3 April 2012
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	\| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party~~\|NCP~~]]
			\| office1 = [[Rajya Sabha\|Panel of Vice-Chairman Rajya Sabha]]
			\| term_start1 = 18 September 2020
			\| president1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
			\| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
			\| 1blankname1 = Chairman
			\| 1namedata1 = [[Venkaiah Naidu]]
			\| 1blankname2 = Deputy Chairman
			\| 1namedata2 = [[Harivansh Narayan Singh]]
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			\| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
	\|website = [http://www.vandanachavan.in/ Official website]		\|website = [http://www.vandanachavan.in/ Official website]
	\| spouse = Hemant Chavan		\| spouse = Hemant Chavan

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vandana Hemant Chavan
| image = Vandana Chavan.jpg
| caption = Vandana Chavan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|07|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| residence = City - [[Pune]], <br>State - [[Maharashtra]],<br> Country - [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Maharashtra]]
| constituency = [[Maharashtra]]
| term_start = 3 April 2012
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| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|website = [http://www.vandanachavan.in/ Official website]
| spouse = Hemant Chavan
| children = Two daughters - Divya and Priyanka.
}}

'''Vandana Hemant Chavan''' (born 6 July 1961), is an Indian politician and advocate. She is a member of the [[Parliament of India]], representing [[Maharashtra]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Upper House of the Indian Parliament). She is from the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) and has been a member of Parliament since 2012.<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2210</ref>

==Early life==
Vandana Chavan was born in [[Pune]], where she spent her early childhood. Her father, the late Vijayarao Mohite was a veteran lawyer and her mother Jayashree Mohite retired as a part-time lecturer in law. She is married to Hemant Chavan, a prominent lawyer. Her sister Vinita Kamte was married to the late [[Ashok Kamte]], a martyr in the 26/11 Mumbai attack.

==Political career==
She was elected mayor of Pune for the period of March 1997 – 1998. In that period she was Vice-Chairperson of All India Council of Mayors and also she was Chairperson of Maharashtra State Mayor, President and Councillors Organisation.<ref>http://www.punediary.com/html/vandana_chavan.html</ref> As mayor, she incorporated the concept of the Bio Diversity Park (BDP) into the development plan of the fringe villages, amid resistance from within and outside her party. [[Suresh Kalmadi]] who initially mentored her and gave her a break in politics, Chavan preferred to shift to the NCP.

== Books published ==
# Law of Cruelty, Abetment of Suicide and Dowry Death (Co-author), 1993.
# Green India-Clean India, Swapna Udyachi-Sundar Jagachi (a reference book in Marathi on climate change), 2011.<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2210</ref>

==References==
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