Sudhir Sawant
| Sudhir Sawant | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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In office 1991-1996 |
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| Preceded by | Madhu Dandavate |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Constituency | Rajapur, Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 February 1955 Belgaum , Karnataka |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Shubhangi |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
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. .
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