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Father's Name
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Shri Ganpat Pandurang Sawant
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Aashalata Ganpat Sawant
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Date of Birth
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31 Dec 1951
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Place of Birth
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Harkul Khurd, Distt. Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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25 May 1982
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Anuya Arvind Sawant
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Sc. (Subsidiary)
Educated at Bhavan's College; Andheri, Mumbai
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Profession
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Social Worker
Trade Unionist
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Permanent Address
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3/87, Mithibai Bldg.,
Aacharya Donde Marg, Sewrie,
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Mumbai-400015, Maharashtra
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Tel : (022) 24184488, 09869004488 (M)
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Present Address
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15, Pandit Pant Marg,
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New Delhi-110 001
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Tel: (011) 23714488, 09969004488 (M),
Fax: (011) 23354488
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Positions Held
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1996 - 2010
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council
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May, 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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14 Aug. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Estimates Committee
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1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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3 July 2015
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Member, Sub Committee-II, Committee on Estimates
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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30 May 2019 - 12 Nov. 2019
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Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise
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13 Sept. 2020 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping
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Books Published
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Published a book, namely "BALKADU" (Compilation of his speeches in Maharashtra Legislative Council)
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Strong supporter of art and literature and actively participated in drama during college days; Supports artists and their causes so that traditional art forms do not get lost; Has undertaken several projects through Marathi Literary Board
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Conducted “Blood Donation” Camps; Provided aid to all the ‘Fayan’ (cyclone) affected fishermen; Provided nutritious food to 450 tribal children till they became healthy; As part of the environmental protection measure, provided 110 Gas Cylinders in ‘Balwadis’ and `Shegadis` of Mokhada Tal. (Tribal Tal.) Distt. Thane, Maharashtra; Consistently distributed cloth, food supply to tribal people; provided aid to flood affected people, led many humanitarian teams during the crisis situations and natural disasters in Mumbai, Maharashtra and also at the National level; worked for the welfare and betterment of the lives of workers/employees for the last 35 years; worked life long to safeguard the interests of employees and company working in State Transport/Telephone Nigam; worked for the well-being of Malnourished Tribal children by adopting them and in order to ensure their sound health providing all types of health-care facilities; distributed medicines, books stationary, cloths in order to improve their standard of living; these services are in operation for the last 25 years
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Special Interests
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Sports and listening to music (particularly old Hindi and Marathi songs)
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Travelling, visiting sea shores and hill stations; watching TV and reading
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket, Kabaddi, Kho Kho, Carrom, Lawn Tennis and Swimming (diving & synchronised swimming)
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Countries Visited
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China, Europe (England, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands) Malaysia, Thailand and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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President, (i) Mahanagar Telephone Kamgar Sangh for the last more than 25 years (ii) Maharashtra State Transport Kamgar Sena (iii) MTNL Sthaniya Lokdhikar Samittee; (i) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Trade Union (ii) Employees of State Transport; Trustee, Shivai Trust; succeded in making two outstanding wage agreements for MTNL employees without resorting to strikes or agitation and achieved a major demand of Government Pension to MTNL employees; conferred the “Best Orator” Award by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association for his speeches in the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
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