Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Vijay Wadettiwar

| native_name =

| image = File:Vijay wadettiwar.jpg

| caption =

| order no =

| office = 21st Leader of the Opposition
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| status = Second Term

| term_start = 3 August 2023

| term_end = 26 November 2024

| governor = *Ramesh Bais

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = *Eknath Shinde

| 2blankname = Deputy CMs

| 2namedata = *Devendra Fadnavis (First Deputy CM)

• Ajit Pawar (Second Deputy CM)

| 3blankname = Speaker of the House

| 3namedata =

| deputy = * Jitendra Awhad (NCP (SCP))

• Ajay Choudhari (SHS(UBT))

| predecessor = *Ajit Pawar

| successor = Vacant

| term_start1 = 24 June 2019

| term_end1 = 9 November 2019

| status1 = First Term

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = *Devendra Fadnavis

| 2blankname1 = Deputy CM

| 2namedata1 = *Eknath Khadse

Senior Cabinet Minister

| 3blankname1 = Speaker of the House

| 3namedata1 = *Haribhau Bagade

| governor1 = *C. Vidyasagar Rao

• Bhagat Singh Koshyari

| deputy1 = *Shashikant Shinde (NCP)

| predecessor1 = Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil

| successor1 = *Devendra Fadnavis

| office2 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra

| subterm2 = Cabinet

| suboffice2 = *Uddhav Thackeray ministry

| minister2 = *Disaster Management

• Relief & Rehabilitation
• Other Backward Classes
• Bahujan Welfare
• Socially and Educationally Backward Classes
• Vimukta Jati
• Nomadic Tribes
• Backward Classes Welfare
• Khar Land Development
• Earthquake Rehabilitation
• Majority Welfare Development

| term_start2 = 30 December 2019

| term_end2 = 29 June 2022

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = *Uddhav Thackeray

| 2blankname2 = Deputy CM

| 2namedata2 = *Ajit Pawar

| governor2 = *Bhagat Singh Koshyari

| office4 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| term_start4 = 2014

| term_end4 =

| governor4 =

| 1blankname4 = Speaker of the House

| 1namedata4 =

| constituency4 = Bramhapuri

| predecessor4 = Atul Deshkar

| successor4 =

| term_start5 = 2004

| term_end5 = 2014

| governor5 =

| 1blankname5 = Speaker of the House

| 1namedata5 = *Babasaheb Kupekar

• Dilip Walse-Patil

| constituency5 = Chimur

| predecessor5 = *Avinash Warjukar

| successor5 = *Bunty Bhangdiya

| office6 = Minister of State

Government of Maharashtra

| minister6 = *Water Resources

• Parliamentary Affairs
• Finance
• Planning
• Energy

| subterm6 = Cabinet

| suboffice6 = *Second Ashok Chavan ministry

| term_start6 = 7 November 2009

| term_end6 = 9 November 2010

| 1blankname6 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata6 = *Ashok Chavan

| 2blankname6 = Deputy CM

| 2namedata6 = *Chhagan Bhujbal

| governor6 =

| 3blankname6 = Guardian Minister

| 3namedata6 = *Dhule District

| minister7 = *Water Resources

• Tribal Development
• Environment and Climate
• Forest

| subterm7 = Cabinet

| suboffice7 = *First Ashok Chavan ministry

| term_start7 = 8 December 2008

| term_end7 = 6 November 2009

| 1blankname7 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata7 = *Ashok Chavan

| 2blankname7 = Deputy CM

| 2namedata7 = *Chhagan Bhujbal

| governor7 =

| 3blankname7 = Guardian Minister

| 3namedata7 = *Chandrapur District

| office8 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council

| governor8 =

| 1blankname8 = Chairman of the House

| 1namedata8 = *Jayant Shridhar Tilak

• Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh Acting
• N. S. Pharande
• Vasant Davkhare Acting
• Shivajirao Deshmukh

| term_start8 = 1998

| term_end8 = 2004

| predecessor8 =

| successor8 =

| constituency8 = *Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadhchiroli Local Authorities

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|12 December 1962}}

| birth_place = Delanwadi, Maharashtra, India

| spouse = Kiran Wadettiwar

| children = 4

| nationality =

| party = Indian National Congress (1980–present)

| occupation = Politician, Farmer

| father =

| source = https://ourneta.com/neta/vijay-namdevrao-wadettiwar/

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra and a former Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-mla-vijay-wadettiwar-is-new-leader-of-opposition-in-maharashtra-assembly/articleshow/102385318.cms|title= Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar is new Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra assembly |date=2023-08-03 |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=The Economic Times |language=en-IN}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/congress-appoints-vijay-wadettiwar-as-new-opposition-leader-in-maharashtra-assembly-101690917067144.html|title= Vijay Wadettiwar becomes the new LoP in Maharashtra assembly |date=2023-08-02 |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-IN}} He is a member of Indian National Congress and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing Bramhapuri constituency.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/brahmapuri-assembly-elections-mh-73/|title= Brahmapuri Assembly Election Results 2019|access-date=2024-07-03 |work= oneindia.com|language=en-IN}}{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/brahmapuri-election-results-in-maharashtra/|title= BRAHMAPURI ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS / CANDIDATES |access-date=2024-07-03 |work= Indian Express|language=en-IN}}{{Cite news|url=https://myneta.info/maharashtra2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=8411|title= Maharashtra 2019 |access-date=2024-07-03 |work= myneta.info|language=en-IN}}