Sudhir Sawant
Sudhir Sawant | |
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Rajapur, Maharashtra | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1955 Belgaum, Bombay State, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shubhangi |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
| Source: [1] | |
Sudhir Sawant is an Indian politician. He is Honorary Brigadier (Retd.) from Territorial Army. He was actively involved in Party Politics till Late 2019, currently heading Sainik Federation and actively involved with grassroot level social activities for promotion of natural farming & implementation of concept of Abudant Village for overall growth in rural Maharashtra.
Early life
Sudhir Sawant is the son of CS Sawant who was a three term MLA in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as a Member of Peasants and Workers Party. Graduate from Defence Services Staff College, he served in the Indian army as Commando Instructor, 1982 to 84, served in J&K & Siachen & then Military Intelligence, 1988 to 91. He participated in Kargil War (Operation Parakram)
Political career
Former Indian prime minister
Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi appointed Sudhir Sawant as a national secretary of the party. Sawant joined
Career and Business interests outside politics
He is chairman of Forum for Strategic Studies, New Delhi and Tourism Co-Operative.[3][4][5][6] He is the founder Of Sindhudurg sainik school Amboli located in Amboli, Sawantwadi of Sindhudurg district of maharashtra. This is the only one school in Maharashtra which is run by Ex-servicemen. He is also the president of sainik patpedhi (bank for ex servicemen of Sindhudurg). He also established Agriculture college in Oros, Sindhudurg.
References
- ^ "Sudhir Sawant to join AAP party". United News of India. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "'आप' की पसंद सुधीर सावंत - Navbharat Times". Navbharat Times. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Partywise Comparison since 1977 Rajapur Parliamentary Constituency". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Bioprofile Sudhir Sawant". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Business India. A.H. Advani. 1996. p. 162. Retrieved 9 June 2016.