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]
Dr. Vishwajeet Kadam | |
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Minister of State Government of Maharashtra | |
In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022 | |
Minister |
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Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
Deputy CM | Ajit Pawar |
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 31 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Patangrao Kadam |
Constituency | Palus-Kadegaon |
Personal details | |
Born | Pune, Maharashtra, India | 13 January 1980
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Parent | Patangrao Kadam |
Residence | Pune |
Website | https://vishwajeetkadam.in |
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.
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]