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'''Mahesh Baliram Sawant''' (born 1972)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mahesh Baliram Sawant(Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)):Constituency- MAHIM(MUMBAI CITY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Maharashtra2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=557 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]. He is an MLA from [[Mahim Assembly constituency]] in [[Mumbai City district|Mumbai City District]]. He won the [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] representing the Shiv Sena (UBT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahim Election Result 2024 LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) Mahesh Sawant Leads Against MNS Leader Amit Thackeray |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/mahim-election-result-2024-live-leading-winner-mla-9130128.html |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-22 |title=Maharashtra Election Results: Shiv Sena's Mahesh Baliram Sawant wins Mahim seat |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/maharashtra-mahim-election-result-2024-live-updates-1.10100170 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sawant is from [[Mahim]], Mumbai City District, Maharashtra. He is the son of Baliram Shankar Sawant, a mill worker.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2024-11-09 |title=Mill worker's son aims to win Sena birthplace |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mahesh-sawant-the-mill-workers-son-competing-in-shiv-senas-stronghold-mahim/articleshow/115123081.cms |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He completed his B.Com. in 1992 at RM Bhatt College, [[Parel]], Mumbai, which is affiliated with [[Mumbai University]]. He runs his own business along with his wife.<ref name=":0" /> He is a [[Shiv Sainik]] who contested elections for the first time.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Sawant won from Mahim Assembly constituency representing [[Shiv Sena (UBT)]] in the [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 50,313 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Sada Sarvankar]] of the Shiv Sena, by a margin of 1,316 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Mahim Election Result Highlights: Shiv Sena's (UBT) Mahesh Sawant defeats Raj Thackeray's son Amit trails by over 17,000 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/mahim-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-vote-counting-bjp-congress-amit-thackeray-sada-sarvankar-2638579-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Sarvankar of [[Shiv Sena]], the sitting MLA, came second while Amit Thackeray, the son of [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] president [[Raj Thackeray]], making his electoral debut could only finish third.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/double-win-for-ubt-in-mahim-mahesh-sawant-defends-sena-fortress-becomes-first-to-defeat-a-thackeray-rajs-son/ar-AA1uEWab?ocid=BingNewsSerp |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref> Thus, he is credited with bagging Thackeray's legacy seat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Mahim Result: Mahesh Sawant Bags 'Thackeray's Legacy' Seat Defeating Amit Thackeray |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/mahim-assembly-election-result-2024-mahesh-sawant-bags-thackeray-s-legacy-seat-defeating-mns-amit-thackeray-1733089 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=ABP live |language=en}}</ref>

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BradyGregg4996 at 05:54, 1 March 2025