Vishwajeet Kadam

Vishwajeet Kadam
Vishwajeet Kadam
Minister of State; Government of Maharashtra
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 December 2019
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 31 May 2018
Preceded by	Patangrao Kadam
Constituency	Palus-Kadegaon
Personal details
Born	13 January 1980; Pune, Maharashtra, India
Parents	Patangrao Kadam
Residence	Pune
Website	https://vishwajeetkadam.in

Vishwajeet Kadam (born 13 January 1980) is a politician from the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] Son of late congress leader Patangrao Kadam,[2] Vishwajeet was born and brought up in Pune. He is currently an MLA from Palus-Kadegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[3]

Early Life and Education

Dr. Vishwajeet Kadam has a B.E, MBA, Phd in Management and has also completed Management and Leadership in Education from Harvard University.

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. Different roles, different organisations, different responsibilities, but always one vision - "to help improve the lives of the people around him".In his attempt to bring this vision to life he has achieved many milestones in various sectors including education, sports, politics and social service.

He was famous for the Samvad Padyatra (where he walked over 500+km for farmers in need), 'Mulgi Havi ho' (a female infanticide campaign), and many other social-programs apart from the Rs.60 Million that he has donated for student scholarships or free medical camps.

Political career

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 1,62,521 votes from Palus-Kadegaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[4]

Positions Held

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra State (2019–present)

External links

Vishwajeet Kadam Website

References

Banerjee, Shoumojit (2019-12-31). "Congress leaders from western Maharashtra under-represented". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
Team, DNA Web (2018-03-10). "Patangrao Kadam passes away: Here's all you need to know about a politician and educationalist". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
"Vishwajeet Kadam is Congress candidate for Pune LS seat". The Indian Express. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
Taneja, Nidhi (2018-05-27). "Maharashtra: Congress' Vishwajeet Kadam elected unopposed as BJP opts out in Palus-Kadegaon bypolls". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

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[1] Banerjee, Shoumojit (2019-12-31). "Congress leaders from western Maharashtra under-represented". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[2] Team, DNA Web (2018-03-10). "Patangrao Kadam passes away: Here's all you need to know about a politician and educationalist". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[3] "Vishwajeet Kadam is Congress candidate for Pune LS seat". The Indian Express. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[4] Taneja, Nidhi (2018-05-27). "Maharashtra: Congress' Vishwajeet Kadam elected unopposed as BJP opts out in Palus-Kadegaon bypolls". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.