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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = D. P. Sawant
|office = Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = (2009-2014), (2014
| term_end = 2019)
| predecessor = Anusayatai Prakash Khedkar
| successor = [[Balaji Kalyankar]]
| constituency = [[Nanded North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanded North]]
}}
'''Dr. Dattatraya Sawant''' is a member of the 13th [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]. He represents the [[Nanded North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanded North]] Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="IT-20141103">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-223847-2014-10-19|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 |work=India Today|access-date=2015-07-17}}</ref> He has been the Minister of State(MoS) for Higher and Technical education.<ref name="Ex-min & aide of Ashok Chavan says he remains ‘with Congress’">{{cite news |title=Ex-min & aide of Ashok Chavan says he remains ‘with Congress’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/ex-minister-and-aide-of-ashok-chavan-reaffirms-loyalty-to-congress/articleshow/112388723.cms |access-date=16 December 2024 |publisher=The Times of India |date=9 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810013437/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/ex-minister-and-aide-of-ashok-chavan-reaffirms-loyalty-to-congress/articleshow/112388723.cms |archive-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> He is considered to be a trusted associate of former Maharashtra Chief Minister [[Ashok Chavan]].<ref name="TOI-20140927">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Parties-go-looking-for-strong-nominees/articleshow/43570961.cms|title=Parties go looking for 'strong' nominees|last=Rizwanullah|first=Syed|date=2014-09-27|work=Times of India|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>
He was Guardian Minister of [[Nanded District]] for years 2010-14.

==Controversy==
He has been the subject of controversy in relation to air travel expenses incurred by him as minister in October 2013 at the time when his government was in the middle of an austerity campaign.<ref name="FP-2013-10-18">{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/what-austerity-maharashtra-ministers-run-up-rs-6-crore-air-fare-bill-1179921.html|title=What austerity? Maharashtra ministers run up Rs 6 crore air fare bill|last= Iyer |first= Kavitha|date=2013-10-18|work=First Post|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref> In December, 2014, he was amongst 22 ex-ministers who hadn't vacated their official bungalows.<ref name="IE-20141103">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/22-ex-ministers-yet-to-vacate-official-bungalows/|title=22 ex-ministers yet to vacate official bungalows|last=Nair|first=Shalini|date=2014-11-03|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>

On 22 March 2017, Sawant was suspended along with 18 other MLAs until 31 December for interrupting Maharashtra Finance Minister [[Sudhir Mungantiwar]] during a state budget session and burning copies of the budget outside the assembly four days earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra-assembly-ruckus-speaker-suspends-19-mlas-till-december-31/|title = Maharashtra Assembly ruckus: Speaker suspends 19 MLAs till December 31|date = 22 March 2017}}</ref>

== Also read ==

* [[:mr:पी.के._सावंत|Marathi Wikipedia of P.K. Sawant]]

* [[P. K. Sawant]]

==References==
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[[Category:People from Nanded district]]
[[Category:Marathi politicians]]
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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra]]

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