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Tanaji Sawant

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Tanaji Sawant
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
14 August 2022 – 26 November 2024
Minister
Governor
Eknath Shinde
Devendra Fadnavis
Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister
Preceded by
Succeeded byPrakashrao Abitkar
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
06 June 2019 – 08 November 2019
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
Guardian Minister
Preceded by
Succeeded byEknath Shinde
(Soil and Water Conservation Ministry)
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2019
ConstituencyParanda
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
December 2016 – October 2019
Preceded bySandeep Bajoriya
Succeeded byDushyant Chaturvedi
ConstituencyYavatmal Local Authorities
Personal details
PartyShiv Sena
Other party
Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (2022-2023)

Tanaji Jaywant Sawant is a businessman, politician representing from the Shiv Sena and deputy leader from Solapur district, Maharashtra. He is current Member of Legislative Assembly from Bhoom / Paranda / Washi Vidhan Sabha constituency as a member of Shiv Sena.[1][2] He was elected to legislative council with a record margin of 270 votes, securing 348 votes.[3]

He came into prominence for his Water conservation project, part of Shiv Sena’s ‘Shiv Jal Kranti’ scheme in Dharashiv district in May 2016.[4] He was accused by Rohit Pawar of NCP-SP to have been involved in a Rs 6500 Crore scam during his tenure as health minister and called for his resignation.[5]

Positions held

  • 2016: Deputy Leader, Shiv Sena
  • 2016: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council[6]
  • 2017: Appointed Shiv Sena Sampark Pramukh Osmanabad and Solapur District[7]
  • 2019: Minister of Water Conservation in Maharashtra State Government[8]
  • 2019: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[1][2]
  • 2022: Took oath as Cabinet Minister.[9]

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