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Vishwajeet Kadam

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Dr. Vishwajeet Kadam
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
31 May 2018
Preceded byPatangrao Kadam
ConstituencyPalus-Kadegaon
Personal details
Born (1980-01-13) 13 January 1980 (age 44)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
ParentPatangrao Kadam
ResidencePune
Websitehttps://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

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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

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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

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  • Maharashtra Cabinet Minister of State (2019–2022)
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References

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  1. ^ Banerjee, Shoumojit (31 December 2019). "Congress leaders from western Maharashtra under-represented". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Vishwajeet Kadam is Congress candidate for Pune LS seat". The Indian Express. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ 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.