Vishnu Savara

Vishnu Savara (1 June 1950 – 9 December 2020) was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. His parents belonged to a family of farmers residing in the village of Galtare in Wada, a tehsil in Palghar district.^[1] Savara, a cabinet minister for tribal development^[2] in the government of Maharashtra,^[3][4] was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Wada constituency in 1990, 1995, 1999, and 2004.^[5] In 2009, after delimitation, he won the Bhiwandi Rural Vidhan Sabha election.^[6] In the 2014 assembly election, Savara won the Vikramgad Vidhan Sabha seat.^[6]

Vishnu Savara
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office March 1990 – October 2019
Constituency	Vikramgad (Oct 2014 to Oct 2019); Bhiwandi Rural (Oct 2009 to Oct 2014); Wada (March 1990 to Oct 2009)
Personal details
Born	(1950-06-01)1 June 1950 Wada, Maharashtra, India
Died	9 December 2020(2020-12-09) (aged 70) Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Mumbai
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Savara completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1973, and was a senior cashier at Dairy Project Dapchari-Dahanu from 1973 to 1976.^{[citation needed]} In 1976, he was hired by the State Bank of India after a competitive examination and worked in Boisar, Talasari from 1976 to 1980.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Since university, Savara has been a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.^{[citation needed]} In 1980, he left the State Bank of India to work for the BJP. That year, Savara was the BJP candidate for the Wada Maharashtra Legislative Assembly constituency^[7] (now Bhiwandi Rural). He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Wada or Bhiwandi Rural in 1990, 1995, 1999, 2004 and 2009, and in 2014 for Vikramgad.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died on 9 December 2020 after being admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, for a few days for cirrhosis.^[8]

See also

• Devendra Fadnavis ministry (2014–)
• Narayan Rane ministry
• Make in India

References

1. "::: Bharatiya Janata Party – Maharashtra :::". Mahabjp.org. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
2. "Tribal Development | Golden Maharashtra Development Council". Goldenmaharashtra.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
3. "Tribal Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, India". Tribal.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
4. "Indian Express: Rane sworn in along with jumbo team". expressindia.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
5. "SAVARA VISHNU RAMA(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- WADA (ST)(District1) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
6. "Bhiwandi Rural (Maharashtra) election Results 2014, Current and Previous MLA". Elections.in. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
7. "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 59-Wada Constituency of Maharashtra". Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
8. "Former Maharashtra minister Vishnu Savara passes away at 70". Timesnownews.com. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

Preceded by	Cabinet Minister for Tribal Development, Maharashtra State 2014–2019	Succeeded by Ashok Uike