Bala Sawant
| Bala Sawant | |
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| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Trupti Sawant |
| Constituency | Vandre East (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Died | January 15, 2015 Bandra , Mumbai |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Shiv Sena |
| Spouse(s) | Trupti Sawant |
| Occupation | Politician |
Bala Sawant birth name Prakash Sawant was a two term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & a senior Shiv Sena leader .He had first won the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009 election from Bandra East constituency on a Shiv Sena ticket He died on 9 Jan 2015.[1][2] In 2014 he got into a controversy over slum redevelopment in his constituency where he was booked for assault. [3][4]
Political career
Bala Sawant was first elected to the Bombay Municipal Corporation BMC as a corporator from Kherwadi in 1997.[5] He served two more terms as a corporator in the BMC even as he won the assembly polls in 2009. He was re-elected to Vidhan Sabha as a Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2014. Sawant headed the BMC's law panel for two consecutive terms.
Personal Life
Bala Sawant was married to Trupti Sawant and they have a daughter. After his death his wife Trupti Sawant won the election from Bandra East constituency the seat he held and that was vacated after his death.[6][7] [8]
Positions Held
- Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 2009 & 2014
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