Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar
Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and a 21st former Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is a member of Indian National Congress and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Bramhapuri constituency.
Political career
District level
- 1980-1981: Started political career as a grass root level worker with NSUI
- 1991-1993: Member of Zilla Parishad, Gadchiroli
- 2010-2011: Chairman- District Central Co-Operative Bank, Chandrapur
MLC
- 1998-2004: MLC from Gadchiroli-Wardha-Chandrapur.
Minister of State
- 2008-2009: Minister of State for Irrigation, Tribal Welfare, Environment and Forest, in the Minister of Council headed by Ashok Chavan
- 2009-2010: Re-elected as M.L.A. from Chimur, constituency with a margin of 30,500 votes
- 2009-2010 Nov.: Minister of State for Irrigation, Energy, Finance & Planning Parliamentary Affairs, in the Ministry headed by Ashokrao Chavan
- 1996-1998: Chairman- FDCM i.e. Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra
- 2008-2011: Director of Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank, Ltd., Maharashtra
Legislative
- 2004-2006: Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra from Chimur constituency for Shivsena
- 2006-2009: Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra from Chimur constituency for Congress
- 2009-2014:Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra from Chimur constituency for Congress
- 2014–2019: Elected as M.L.A. from Congress 73-Bramhapuri constituency by 15,000 votes. Bramhapuri constituency had BJP and Independent MLA since 1980 to 2014
- 2019- Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra 73-Bramhapuri constituency Maharashtra.
Leader of the Opposition
- Leader of the Opposition, Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra 2023-2024