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| Office | Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 2009 |
| Term end | 2015
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| Successor | Trupti Sawant
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| Constituency | Vandre East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Died | Template:Death date |
| Place of death | Bandra , Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Shiv Sena |
| Spouse | Trupti Sawant
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| Occupation | Politician
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Prakash Sawant (1950-2015), better known as Bala Sawant, was an Indian politician and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly & a senior Shiv Sena leader . He was first elected to the Assembly in the 2009 election to the Bandra East constituency. He died on 9 Jan 2015.[1][2]
Political career
Bala Sawant was first elected to the Bombay Municipal Corporation BMC as a corporator from Kherwadi in 1997.[3] He served two more terms as a corporator in the BMC. 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 with whom he had 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.[4][5][6]
Positions held
- Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 2009 & 2014
References
- ↑ Senior Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Bala Sawant passes away.
- ↑ Shiv Sena MLA from Bandra East dead.
- ↑ Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Bala Sawant passes away.
- ↑ Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with Trupti Sawant (R), who defeated Congress leader Narayan Rane in the bypoll to Bandra (East) Assembly seat.
- ↑ Shiv Sena candidate Trupti Sawant files nomination for Bandra (E) by-poll.
- ↑ Lone woman MLA of Sena, Trupti Sawant readies herself for a political career.