Prakash Sawant (1950-2015), better known as Bala Sawant, was an Indian politician and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & a senior Shiv Sena leader . He was first elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election to the Bandra East constituency. He died on 9 Jan 2015.[1][2]
Bala Sawant | |
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| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2015 | |
| 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 | Trupti Sawant |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
editBala Sawant was first elected to the Bombay Municipal Corporation BMC as a corporator from Kherwadi in 1997.[3] He served two more terms as a corporator in the BMC. 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
editBala Sawant was married to Trupti Sawant with whom he had 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.[4][5][6]
Positions held
edit- Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 2009 & 2014
References
edit- ^ "Senior Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Bala Sawant passes away". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Shiv Sena MLA from Bandra East dead". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Bala Sawant passes away". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with Trupti Sawant (R), who defeated Congress leader Narayan Rane in the bypoll to Bandra (East) Assembly seat". thehindu.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Shiv Sena candidate Trupti Sawant files nomination for Bandra (E) by-poll". iamin.in. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lone woman MLA of Sena, Trupti Sawant readies herself for a political career". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.