Bala Sawant

Bala Sawant
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2015
Succeeded by Trupti Sawant
Constituency Vandre East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Died January 15, 2015(2015-01-15)
Bandra , Mumbai
Citizenship Indian
Nationality Indian
Political party Shiv Sena
Spouse(s) Trupti Sawant
Occupation Politician

    Bala Sawant birth name Prakash Sawant was a two term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & a senior Shiv Sena leader .He had first won the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2009 election from Bandra East constituency on a Shiv Sena ticket He died on 9 Jan 2015.[1][2] In 2014 he got into a controversy over slum redevelopment in his constituency where he was booked for assault. [3][4]

    Political career

    Bala Sawant was first elected to the Bombay Municipal Corporation BMC as a corporator from Kherwadi in 1997.[5] He served two more terms as a corporator in the BMC even as he won the assembly polls in 2009. He was re-elected to Vidhan Sabha as a Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2014. Sawant headed the BMC's law panel for two consecutive terms.

    Personal life

    Bala Sawant was married to Trupti Sawant and they have a daughter. After his death his wife Trupti Sawant won the election from Bandra East constituency the seat he held and that was vacated after his death.[6][7][8]

    Positions Held

    Bala Sawant with Shiv Sena Founder Bal Thackeray

    References

    1. ↑ "Senior Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Bala Sawant passes away". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    2. ↑ "Shiv Sena MLA from Bandra East dead". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    3. ↑ "Shiv Sena MLA booked for threatening to 'strip and thrash' woman". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    4. ↑ "Shiv Sena MLA threatens to strip woman". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    5. ↑ "Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Bala Sawant passes away". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    6. ↑ "Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with Trupti Sawant (R), who defeated Congress leader Narayan Rane in the bypoll to Bandra (East) Assembly seat". thehindu.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    7. ↑ "Shiv Sena candidate Trupti Sawant files nomination for Bandra (E) by-poll". iamin.in. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
    8. ↑ "Lone woman MLA of Sena, Trupti Sawant readies herself for a political career". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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