Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar

Vijay Wadettiwar
Vijay Wadettiwar
विजय वडेट्टीवार
27th Leader of the Opposition ; Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Second Term
	Assumed office ; 3 August 2023
Governor	Ramesh Bais;
Deputy	Jitendra Awhad (NCP); Ajay Choudhari (SHS(UTB));
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde;
Deputy CM	Devendra Fadnavis (First); Ajit Pawar (Second);
Preceded by	Ajit Pawar
	First Term
	In office; 24 June 2019 – 9 November 2019
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao; Bhagat Singh Koshyari;
Deputy	Shashikant Shinde (NCP)
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis;
Speaker of the House	Haribhau Bagade;
Preceded by	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil
Succeeded by	Devendra Fadnavis
Cabinet Minister; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister	Disaster Management; Relief & Rehabilitation; Other Backward Classes; Bahujan Welfare; Socially and Educationally Backward Classes; Vimukta Jati; Nomadic Tribes; Backward Classes Welfare; Khar Land Development; Earthquake Rehabilitation; Majority Welfare Development;
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari;
Cabinet	Uddhav Thackeray ministry;
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray;
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar;
Guardian Minister	Chandrapur District; Gadchiroli District Additional Charge on 27 June 2022 - 29 June 2022;
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray CM; (Disaster Management Ministry); Uddhav Thackeray CM; (Relief & Rehabilitation Ministry); Nitin Raut ; (Other Backward Classes Ministry); Nitin Raut; (Bahujan Welfare Ministry); Nitin Raut ; (Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Ministry); Nitin Raut ; (Vimukta Jati Ministry); Nitin Raut ; (Nomadic Tribes Ministry); Nitin Raut ; (Special Backward Classes Welfare Ministry); Subhash Desai; (Khar Land Development Ministry); Subhash Desai ; (Earthquake Rehabilitation Ministry); Subhash Desai ; (Majority Welfare Development Ministry); Sudhir Mungantiwar ; (Chandrapur District); Eknath Shinde ; (Gadchiroli District);
Succeeded by	Eknath Shinde CM; (Disaster Management Ministry); Eknath Shinde CM; (Relief & Rehabilitation Ministry); Atul Save ; (Other Backward Classes Ministry); Atul Save ; (Bahujan Welfare Ministry); Atul Save ; (Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Ministry); Atul Save ; (Vimukta Jati Ministry); Atul Save ; (Nomadic Tribes Ministry); Atul Save ; (Special Backward Classes Welfare Ministry); Eknath Shinde CM; (Khar Land Development Ministry); Eknath Shinde CM; (Earthquake Rehabilitation Ministry); Eknath Shinde CM; (Majority Welfare Development Ministry); Sudhir Mungantiwar ; (Chandrapur District); Devendra Fadnavis DCM; (Gadchiroli District);
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2014
Preceded by	Atul Deshkar
Constituency	Bramhapuri
	In office; 2004–2014
Speaker of the House	Babasaheb Kupekar; Dilip Walse-Patil;
Preceded by	Avinash Warjukar;
Succeeded by	Bunty Bhangdiya;
Constituency	Chimur
Minister of State ; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 07 November 2009 – 09 November 2010
Minister	Water Resources; Parliamentary Affairs ; Finance; Planning; Energy;
Cabinet	Second Ashok Chavan ministry;
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan;
Deputy CM	Chhagan Bhujbal;
Guardian Minister	Dhule District;
	In office; 08 December 2008 – 06 November 2009
Minister	Water Resources; Tribal Development; Environment and Climate; Forest;
Cabinet	First Ashok Chavan ministry;
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan;
Deputy CM	Chhagan Bhujbal;
Guardian Minister	Chandrapur District;
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
	In office; 1998–2004
Chairman of the House	Jayant Shridhar Tilak; Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh Acting; N. S. Pharande; Vasant Davkhare Acting; Shivajirao Deshmukh;
Constituency	Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadhchiroli Local Authorities;
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1962 (age 62); At.Delanwadi, Tq.Armori, Gadchiroli district
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political; affiliations	Shiv Sena
Spouse	Kiran Wadettiwar
Children	Shivani & 3 others
Alma mater	10th Pass
Occupation	Politician & Farmer

Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar is an Indian politician, Former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Maharashtra in India and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.^[1] He is one of the most influential^[2] leaders of Indian National Congress Maharashtra with strong public support from his homeground in Naxalite infected area Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. Vijay Wadettiwar is the most trustworthy OBC VJNT leader in Maharashtra.^[3]

Political career

The Congress has rewarded Vijay Wadettiwar by nominating him as the lower house leader last week. Following the resignation of Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who moved to the BJP and was immediately awarded a ministerial vacancy in Devendra Fadnavis' cabinet, the job of leader of the opposition, which carries ministerial rank, became vacant.^[4]

District level

1980-1981: Started political career as a grass root level worker with NSUI
1991-1993: Member of Zilla Parishad, Gadchiroli
2010-2011: Chairman- District Central Co-Operative Bank, Chandrapur

MLC

1998-2004: MLC from Gadchiroli-Wardha-Chandrapur for Shivsena

Minister of State

2008-2009: Minister of State for Irrigation, Tribal Welfare, Environment and Forest, in the Minister of Council headed by Ashok Chavan
2009-2010: Re-elected as M.L.A. from Chimur, constituency with a margin of 30,500 votes
2009-2010 Nov.: Minister of State for Irrigation, Energy, Finance & Planning Parliamentary Affairs, in the Ministry headed by Ashokrao Chavan

Corporation/Co-operative Movement

1996-1998: Chairman- FDCM i.e. Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (Undertaking)
2008-2011: Director of Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank, Ltd., Maharashtra

LoP

Leader of the Opposition, Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra.

Legislative

2004-2006: Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) from Chimur constituency for Shivsena
2006-2009: Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) from Chimur constituency for Congress (By-election after he leaves shivsena)
2009-2014:Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) from Chimur constituency for Congress
2014–2019: Elected as M.L.A. from Congress (I) 73-Bramhapuri constituency by 15,000 votes. Bramhapuri constituency had BJP and Independent MLA since 1980 to 2014 (34 years)
2019- Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) 73-Bramhapuri constituency Maharashtra.

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Congress rally in Chandrapur draws big crowd but turnout thin at parallel rally". 7 November 2017.
^ "Maharashtra leaders angry over Centre's decision to not share OBC data - The New Indian Express".
^ "Vijay Wadettiwar is Opposition leader in Assembly". the times of India. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

External links

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Congress rally in Chandrapur draws big crowd but turnout thin at parallel rally". 7 November 2017.

[3] "Maharashtra leaders angry over Centre's decision to not share OBC data - The New Indian Express".

[4] "Vijay Wadettiwar is Opposition leader in Assembly". the times of India. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]