Vijaysinh Pandit
{{Short description|Indian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit
| office = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2024)
| native_name = विजयसिंह शिवाजीराव पंडित
| caption = Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit
| alongside = In office (2024)
| constituency = Georai
| footnotes = Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit
| party = Nationalist Congress Party
| office1 = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council (Nov 2024)
| birth_date = 21 Nov 1977
| birth_place = Daithan, Tq. Georai - Beed
| spouse = Sau. Vijeta Vijaysinh Pandit
| relations = Shri. Amarsinh Shivajirao Pandit
Shri. Jaisingh Shivajirao Pandit
| children = Viranjali Vijaysinh Pandit
Rajwardhan Vijaysinh Pandit
| occupation = Political & Social Activist
| nickname = Vijayraje
| image = Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit.jpg
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit (born 1977){{Cite web |title=Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- GEORAI(BEED) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Maharashtra2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=514 |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is an MLA from Georai Assembly constituency in Beed district. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party.{{Cite web |title=Georai Assembly Election Results 2024: Georai Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/maharashtra/georai-constituency-result-13228 |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=24 November 2024 |title=Beed election results highlights: NCP (SP)'s Sandeep Ravindra Kshirsagar wins Beed seat |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/beed-election-2024-results-live-updates-pali-majalgaon-georai-assembly-election-latest-news-101732320893676.html |access-date=1 December 2024 |website=Hindustan Times}}
Early life and education
Pandit is from Georai, Beed district, Maharashtra. He is the youngest of the three sons of former minister Shivajirao Ankushrao Pandit.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-28 |title=Vijaysinh to take on uncle in Georai from Beed district |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/vijaysinh-pandit-faces-uncle-badamrao-in-high-stakes-georai-election-battle/articleshow/114664747.cms |access-date=2024-12-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} He completed his L.L.B. in 2010 at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. He runs his own business. He is a former Zilla Parishad president.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-28 |title=Vijaysinh to take on uncle in Georai from Beed district |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/vijaysinh-pandit-faces-uncle-badamrao-in-high-stakes-georai-election-battle/articleshow/114664747.cms |access-date=2024-12-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Career
Pandit won from Georai Assembly constituency representing Nationalist Congress Party in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 116,141 votes and defeated his nearest rival and uncle, Badamrao Lahurao Pandit of Shiva Sena (UBT), by a margin of 42,390 votes.{{Cite web |title=Georai Election Result 2024 LIVE: Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit of NCP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/georai-election-result-2024-live-leading-winner-mla-9130175.html |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=News18 |language=en}} He contested the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election on the NCP ticket but lost to Laxman Pawar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 6,792 votes. After the split in the party, he stayed with Ajit Pawar faction.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Georai (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Winner, Runner-up, Candidates List |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/georai-maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-live-winner-runner-up-candidates-9684999/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
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Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra
Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029
Category:People from Beed district
Category:Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University alumni