Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar

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Vijay Wadettiwar
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Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
30 December 2019
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
27th Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
24 June 2019 – 09 November 2019
Preceded byRadhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
19 October 2019
Preceded byAtul Deshkar
ConstituencyBramhapuri
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.vijaywadettiwar.in

Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar is an Indian politician and Cabinet Minister of Other backward class welfare, disaster management, relief & rehabilitation in the Government of Maharashtra in India.[1] He is a prominent and stronghold leader from the Indian National Congress Party. He is one of the most influential[2] leaders of Indian National Congress Maharashtra with strong public support from his homeground in Naxalite infected area of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. He formely represented Shivsena, then in 2009 elections he contested on Indian National Congress ticket and won with a majority of more than 50,000 votes from Chimur legislative counstituency. Vijay Wadettiwar is the most trustworthy OBC VJNT leader in Maharashtra.[3]

Political career[]

District level[]

  • 1980-1981: Started political career as a Grass root level worker with NSUI
  • 1991-1993: Z.P. Counselor of Zilla Parishad, Gadchiroli
  • 2010-2011: Chairman District Central Co-Operative Bank, Chandrapur

MLC[]

  • 1998-2004: MLC from Gadchiroli for Shivsena

Minister of state india[]

  • 2008-2009: Minister of State for Irrigation, Tribal Welfare, Environment and Forest, in the Minister of Council headed by Ashok Chavan
  • 2009-2010: Re-elected as M.L.A. from Chimur, Constituency with a margin of 30500 votes
  • 2009-2010 Nov.: Minister of State for Irrigation, Energy, Finance & Planning Parliamentary Affairs, in the Ministry headed by Ashokrao Chavan

Maharashtra

  • 1996-1998: Chairman of (Undertaking)
  • 2008-2011: Director of Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank, Ltd. Bihar, Maharashtra

LoP[]

  • Leader of the Opposition Legislative Assembly Maharashtra, Congress (I)

Legislative[]

  • 2004-2009: Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) from Chimur Constituency for Shivsena
  • 2014–2019: Elected as M.L.A. from Congress (I) 73-Bramhapuri Constituency by 15,000 votes. Bramhapuri constituency had BJP and Independent MLA since 1980 to 2014 (34 year)
  • Member of O.B.C. Committee, Legislative Assembly Maharashtra
  • 2019- Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) 73-Bramhapuri Constituency Maharashtra.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/congress-rally-in-chandrapur-draws-big-crowd-but-turnout-thin-at-parallel-rally-4925931/
  3. ^ https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jul/22/maharashtra-leaders-angry-over-centres-decision-tonot-shareobc-data-2333623.html[bare URL]
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