Preceded by Madhu Dandavate Spouse(s) Shubhangi Succeeded by Suresh Prabhu | Constituency Rajapur, Maharashtra Party Indian National Congress | |
Born 9 February 1955 (age 62)
Belgaum , Karnataka ( 1955-02-09 ) Political party Indian National Congress Children One son and one daughter | ||
Brigadier sudhir sawant
Sudhir Sawant is an Indian politician. He is Brigadier in Indian Army. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India defeating heavy-weight politician and Union Railway Minister Madhu Dandavate and emerging as giant killer from Rajapur, Maharashtra as a member of the Indian National Congress His father late CS Sawant was three term MLA in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as a Member of Peasants and Workers Party. Rajiv Gandhi bought Sudhir into electoral politics and gave him loksabha ticket from Rajapur Loksabha Constituency in Konkan, Maharashtra. Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi appointed Sudhir Sawant as national secretary of Indian National Congress. He is chairman of Forum for Strategic Studies, New Delhi and Tourism Co-Operative. .