Vishwajeet Kadam
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (February 2021) |
Dr. Vishwajeet Kadam | |
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| Minister of State Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Minister |
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| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Deputy CM | Ajit Pawar |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 31 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Patangrao Kadam |
| Constituency | Palus-Kadegaon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1980 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Parent | Patangrao Kadam |
| Residence | Pune |
| Website | https://vishwajeetkadam.in |
Vishwajeet Kadam (born 13 January 1980) is a politician from the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] He is the son of former congress leader Patangrao Kadam,[2] and was born and brought up in Pune. He is a MLA from Palus-Kadegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Kadam has a B.E., MBA, PhD in Management and has also completed Management and Leadership in Education from Howard University.[citation needed]
Some know him as the Working President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Others know him as a Member of the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) and many more know him as the Secretary of Bharati Vidyapeeth.
Political career
[edit]His secular ideology, passion for development, noteworthy social work and qualifications earned him a ticket as the Congress candidate for 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election & he won election by huge margin of 1,50,866 votes from Palus-Kadegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[4]
Positions held
[edit]- Maharashtra Cabinet Minister of State (2019–2022)
External links
[edit]- Vishwajeet Kadam Website
References
[edit]- ^ Banerjee, Shoumojit (31 December 2019). "Congress leaders from western Maharashtra under-represented". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Team, DNA Web (10 March 2018). "Patangrao Kadam passes away: Here's all you need to know about a politician and educationalist". DNA India. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Vishwajeet Kadam is Congress candidate for Pune LS seat". The Indian Express. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Taneja, Nidhi (27 May 2018). "Maharashtra: Congress' Vishwajeet Kadam elected unopposed as BJP opts out in Palus-Kadegaon bypolls". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.