Tanaji Sawant

The Honourable
Tanaji Sawant
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
14 August 2022 – 26 November 2024
Minister
Governor
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Deputy CMDevendra 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 MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Guardian Minister
Preceded by
Succeeded byEknath Shinde
(Soil and Water Conservation Ministry)
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 2019
ConstituencyParanda
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
2016 – October 2019
Succeeded byDushyant Chaturvedi
ConstituencyYavatmal Local Authorities
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyShiv Sena
Other political
affiliations		Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (2022-2023)
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 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]

Positions held

  • 2016: Deputy Leader, Shiv Sena
  • 2016: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council[5]
  • 2017: Appointed Shiv Sena Sampark Pramukh Osmanabad and Solapur District[6]
  • 2019: Minister of Water Conservation in Maharashtra State Government[7]
  • 2019: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[1][2]
  • 2022: Took oath as Cabinet Minister.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paranda Vidhan Sabha constituency result 20019".
  2. ^ a b "Sitting and previous MLAs from Paranda Assembly Constituency".
  3. ^ "यवतमाळ विधानपरिषदेत शिवसेनेचे तानाजी सावंत ३४८ मते मिळवून विजयी".
  4. ^ "Shiv Jal Kranti water conservation project in Osmanabad completed".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "सावंत यांच्याच नेतृत्त्वाखाली आगामी निवडणुका."
  7. ^ "मंत्रिमंडळाच्या विस्तारानंतर खातेवाटप जाहीर".
  8. ^ "Maharashtra Live: Shiv Sena leaders Dada Bhuse, Gulabrao Patil sworn in as Cabinet ministers". Deccan Herald. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.