Tanaji Sawant

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The Honourable
Tanaji Sawant
Minister of Water Conservation Government of Maharashtra[1]
In office
June 2019 – November 2019
Succeeded byShankarrao Gadakh
Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra[2]
Assumed office
October 2019
Constituency Paranda
Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra
In office
2016 – October 2019
Succeeded byDushyant Chaturvedi
ConstituencyYavatmal Local Authorities
Guardian Minister, Osmanabad District[3]
In office
June 2019 – November 2019
Succeeded byShankarrao Gadakh
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyShiv Sena
Websitejspm.edu.in

Tanaji Sawant is a businessman , Shiv Sena politician and deputy leader from Solapur district, Maharashtra. He is current Member of Legislative Assembly from Paranda Vidhan Sabha constituency as a member of Shiv Sena.[2][4] He was elected to legislative council with a record margin of 270 votes, securing 348 votes.[5]

He came into prominence for his Water conservation project, part of Shiv Sena’s ‘Shiv Jal Kranti’ scheme in Osmanabad district in May 2016.[6]

Positions held[edit]

  • 2016: Deputy Leader, Shiv Sena
  • 2016: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council[7]
  • 2017: Appointed as Shiv Sena Sampark Pramukh Osmanabad and Solapur District[8]
  • 2019: Minister of Water Conservation in Maharashtra State Government[9]
  • 2019: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[2][4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "मंत्रिमंडळात मोठे फेरबदल".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Paranda Vidhan Sabha constituency result 20019".
  3. ↑ "प्रा. तानाजी सावंत यांच्या रुपाने उस्मानाबादला मिळाला पूर्णवेळ पालकमंत्री". पोलीसनामा (Policenama). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sitting and previous MLAs from Paranda Assembly Constituency".
  5. ↑ "यवतमाळ विधानपरिषदेत शिवसेनेचे तानाजी सावंत ३४८ मते मिळवून विजयी".
  6. ↑ "Shiv Jal Kranti water conservation project in Osmanabad completed".
  7. ↑ Team, DNA Web (22 November 2016). "BJP wins in MP, TMC in West Bengal, AIADMK sweeps TN & CPM wins in Tripura | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "सावंत यांच्याच नेतृत्त्वाखाली आगामी निवडणुका."
  9. ↑ "मंत्रिमंडळाच्या विस्तारानंतर खातेवाटप जाहीर".

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