Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik
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Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik (12 August 1929[1] – 10 September 2015) was an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress.
Political career[]
In 1957, at the age of 28 he was elected in the Bhandara lok sabha constituency. He was re-elected in 1962. Afterwards from Buldhana in (1980). He was a staunch supporter of separate Vidarbha.
In 1967, he became President of the Mahavidarbha Rajya Sangharsh Samiti and mobilized the agitation to press for this demand.
Family[]
He belongs to an Ambedkarite Buddhist family.[2][3] He hails from Mahar community and has a son, Mukul Wasnik two daughters, Dipti Wasnik Saxena and Seema Wasnik.[4]
Death[]
He died on 10 September 2015 in Nagpur, aged 86.
References[]
- ^ "Members Bioprofile". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/EDT-sandesh-pawar-article-about-election-4562292-NOR.html
- ^ Maddela, Jagruthi (9 August 2019). "Dalit leader to become Congress president?". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Former MP Balkrishna Wasnik passes away". The Times of India. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2015 deaths
- Indian National Congress politicians
- Indian Buddhists
- 20th-century Buddhists
- 21st-century Buddhists
- Ambedkarites
- Marathi politicians
- 2nd Lok Sabha members