Vishnu Savara
Indian politician (1950–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Vishnu Savara | |
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| 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 | 1 June 1950 Wada, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 9 December 2020 (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]
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