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'''P.K. alias Balasaheb Sawant''' was an Indian politician. He was the [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=History of Modern Maharashtra|url=http://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=21&did=0&dsid=0&pmid=0&id=465|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402063024/https://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=21&did=0&dsid=0&pmid=0&id=465|archivedate=2 April 2013|accessdate=11 May 2013|website=www.manase.org|publisher=[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]}}</ref> holding the position during 25 November 1963 to 4 December 1963, after death of his predecessor [[Marotrao Kannamwar]]. Prior to becoming Chief Minister, he was the state's Home Minister under Kannamwar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ananth |first1=Venkat |title=A brief history of Maharashtra’s chief ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/nAzUgaowGFGaaxFlJEo7hI/A-brief-history-of-Maharashtras-chief-ministers.html |accessdate=22 September 2020 |work=Mint |date=28 October 2014 |language=en}}</ref> Till 2019, Sawant held the record for the shortest tenure as chief minister of Maharashtra, until [[Devendra Fadnavis]]'s second government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Devendra Fadnavis now CM with shortest tenure in Maharashtra history |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/nov/26/devendra-fadnavis-now-cm-with-shortest-tenure-in-maharashtra-history-2067478.html |accessdate=28 March 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India|date=26 November 2019}}</ref>


==In Memory==
'''Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant'''<ref name=MLS>{{cite web |url=http://mls.org.in/pdf2020/Margadarshika%20Parishishta-%20Chief%20Minister%20list.pdf |title=Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019) |website=[[Maharashtra Legislature]] |language=mr |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> (also known as '''Balasaheb Sawant''') was an [[India|Indian]] [[politician]]. He served as [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=History of Modern Maharashtra|url=http://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=21&did=0&dsid=0&pmid=0&id=465|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402063024/https://www.manase.org/en/maharashtra.php?mid=68&smid=21&did=0&dsid=0&pmid=0&id=465|archivedate=2 April 2013|accessdate=11 May 2013|website=www.manase.org|publisher=[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]}}</ref> from 25 November 1963 to 4 December 1963, in an interim capacity<ref name=MLS></ref> following the death of his predecessor, [[Marotrao Kannamwar]]. Until [[Devendra Fadnavis]]' [[Second Fadnavis ministry|second government]] in 2019, this was shortest ministry tenure in Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news |title=Devendra Fadnavis now CM with shortest tenure in Maharashtra history |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/nov/26/devendra-fadnavis-now-cm-with-shortest-tenure-in-maharashtra-history-2067478.html |accessdate=28 March 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India|date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
# [[Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth]]
 
Prior to becoming Chief Minister, Sawant was the state's [[Interior minister|home minister]] under Kannamwar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ananth |first1=Venkat |title=A brief history of Maharashtra’s chief ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/nAzUgaowGFGaaxFlJEo7hI/A-brief-history-of-Maharashtras-chief-ministers.html |accessdate=22 September 2020 |work=Mint |date=28 October 2014 |language=en}}</ref> He represented [[Vengurla]] in the erstwhile [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] from 1952 to 1957, and [[Chiplun (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chiplun]] in the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from 1962 to 1978.
 
The [[Agriculture|agricultural]] university at [[Dapoli]] was renamed [[Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth]] after Sawant in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://dbskkv.org/about%20us.html |website=[[Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth]] |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>


== See also==
== See also==
* [[:mr:पी.के._सावंत|P.K. Sawant on Marathi Wikipedia]]
* [[:mr:पी.के._सावंत|P.K. Sawant on Marathi Wikipedia]]



Latest revision as of 12:22, 7 July 2021


P. K. Sawant
डॉ. बाळासाहेब सावंत
3rd Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office
25 November 1963 – 4 December 1963
GovernorVijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Preceded byMarotrao Kannamwar
Succeeded byVasantrao Naik

Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant[1] (also known as Balasaheb Sawant) was an Indian politician. He served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra[2] from 25 November 1963 to 4 December 1963, in an interim capacity[1] following the death of his predecessor, Marotrao Kannamwar. Until Devendra Fadnavis' second government in 2019, this was shortest ministry tenure in Maharashtra.[3]

Prior to becoming Chief Minister, Sawant was the state's home minister under Kannamwar.[4] He represented Vengurla in the erstwhile Bombay Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1957, and Chiplun in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1978.

The agricultural university at Dapoli was renamed Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth after Sawant in 2001.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in मराठी). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "History of Modern Maharashtra". www.manase.org. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  3. "Devendra Fadnavis now CM with shortest tenure in Maharashtra history". The New Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. Ananth, Venkat (28 October 2014). "A brief history of Maharashtra's chief ministers". Mint. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. "About Us". Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth. Retrieved 9 June 2021.