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| name = Vasant Kumar Pandit<br />
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1921|09|25|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place =[[Bombay]], [[India]]<br />
| residence = Setalwad Road. Bombay<br />
| death_date ={{Death date and age|1987|06|05|1921|06|05|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[India]]<br />
| constituency = [[Rajgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajgarh]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament]]<br />
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| predecessor = [[Jagannath Rao Joshi]]<br />
| successor =[[Digvijaya Singh]]<br />
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| party = [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]] <br/> [[Janata Party]]<br />
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| spouse = Shushila Pandit<br />
| children = Two Daughter and one son<br />
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| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2487.htm<br />
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'''Vasant Kumar Pandit''' (1921-1987) was an Indian politician belonging to the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] party from [[Mumbai]]. Later he was part of Janata Party and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<br />
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He was born on 5 June 1921 to Ramkrishna Pandit. He died on 25 September 1987. Famous classical singer [[Pandit Jasraj]] was his cousin. He was a Professor of [[Sanskrit]] at [[Wilson College, Mumbai|Wilson College]] in [[Mumbai]] and an [[Astrologer]]. While he was from Maharashtra and represented [[Jana Sangh]] in [[Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad]] as a member, he contested 6th & 7th Lok Sabha elections from [[Madhya Pradesh]] in BJP strongholds in 1970's. He joined [[Jaya Prakash Narayan]] in his [[Sampoorna Kranti]] Movement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/party-chief-was-hesitant-to-say-no-to-me-so-i-opted-out-on-my-own-sumitra-mahajan/articleshow/69243701.cms|title=Party chief was hesitant to say no to me..., so I opted out on my own: Sumitra Mahajan|newspaper=The Economic Times|last1=Singh|first1=Dalip}}</ref> <br />
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A scholarly person, he was associated with [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] in [[Pune]], Bharatiya Sangeet Samsad, Indo-Israel League for 10 years, and [[Prince of Wales Museum]] for 3 years, among his many social activities.<ref name="vkp2020">{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2487.htm|accessdate=2020-06-18|website=nic.in}}</ref> <br />
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He took the oath of membership of Lok Sabha in [[Sanskrit]] language. As for his association with astrology, BJP leader [[L. K. Advani]] has recounted how Pandit accurately predicted a period in the wilderness for his party in 1975-76 just when things were actually looking promising for them. <br />
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Dr. Pandit, a renowned professional astrologer said, 'At least my reading of astrology says we are heading for a two-year exile!'. <br />
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He was one of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s executive members. "Dr Pandit was a member of the Maharashtra legislative council for 18 years and a member of the Lok Sabha from 1977 to 1984 from Madhya Pradesh" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/interview/advani-whoever-forms-the-govt-doesnt-hesitate-in-committing-excesses-even-some-of-our-people/20150624.htm|title = L K Advani: 'Whoever forms the government doesn't hesitate in committing excesses, even some of our people'}}</ref><br />
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==Organizational Positions==<br />
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Secretary, [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]]; Bombay Unit 1953–1966; <br /><br />
President, [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]], Bombay Unit, 1957–1966, <br /><br />
President, Maharashtra State Jan Sangh, 1969–1977; <br /><br />
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==Elected Positions==<br />
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He was elected to Lok Sabha from [[Rajgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajgarh]] in Madhya Pradesh in 1977 on Janata Party's ticket. He won re-election from there in 1980. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in April 1980 when Janata party split.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Marathi politicians]]<br />
[[Category:1921 births]]<br />
[[Category:1987 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Janata Party politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]<br />
[[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:7th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
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