Mukul Wasnik

Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik (Marathi: मुकुल बाळकृष्ण वासनिक) was the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.[1] He represented the Ramtek constituency of Maharashtra from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He is also a General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee.

Mukul Wasnik (right)

Mukul Wasnik
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
In office
31 May 2009 – 27 October 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byMeira Kumar
Succeeded bySelja Kumari
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Ramtek
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byPrakash Jadhav
Succeeded byKrupal Tumane
Personal details
Born (1959-09-27) 27 September 1959
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Ravina Tandon Wasnik
FatherBalkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik
EducationBSc, MBA
Alma materUniversity of Nagpur

He is born in a Dalit family to Veteran Congress leader and three time MP, Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik.[2]

Earlier he has represented Buldhana of Maharashtra during 8th Lok Sabha 1984–1989, 10th Lok Sabha during 1991–1996, and 12th Lok Sabha during 1998–1999. In 1984 Wasnik became the youngest Member of Parliament at age of 25. He has tended to win and lose alternately. From Buldhana - winning in 1984 and losing the next in 1989, winning in 1991 and losing the next in 1996, winning in 1998 and losing in 1999.[3] Then winning from Ramtek in 2009 and losing the next one from there in 2014.

Wasnik was elected as the National President of National Students Union of India during 1984–1986.

Later Wasnik was elected as President of Indian Youth Congress during 1988–1990.

In March 2020, Mukul Wasnik married his friend Raveena Tandon at the age of 60. [4]

References
  1. "Council of Ministers - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". india.gov.in. Government of India. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. Maddela, Jagruthi (9 August 2019). "Dalit leader to become Congress president?". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1999-election-results.html
  4. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-general-secretary-mukul-wasnik-marries-raveena-khurana-at-60-2192172
Political offices
Preceded by
Meira Kumar		 Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
unknown		 Incumbent


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