Basic Information :
Deepak Sawant
2004:
- Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council
2006:
- Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council
2012:
- Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council
2014:
- Cabinet Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare in Maharashtra State Government
2014:
- Guardian minister of Bhandara district and Osmanabad District
Minister for Public Health and Family Welfare Dr. Deepak Sawant is Shiv Sena MLC (Maharashtra Legislative Council), representing the Mumbai graduate constituency. He is also guardian minister of Bhandara district and Dharashiv (Osmanabad) District.
Dr. Deepak Sawant is well-known as a Personality working for the benefit of the people and dedicated his prime period to Social, Political, Educational, Medical Backdrops.
He is known for his Wide friend circle and Close relationship with personalities from various ranges of society. Let it be Higher Strata of society or ower strata of society there is no difference in his approach.
Born In Mumbai, Functioning area of work is Mumbai but expanded his wings from Kutch to Tamilnadu & Kerala ready to work anywhere, Mokhada, Melghat, Satpuda’s Adivasi Problems, understanding them, trusting them and make believing them and submitting their problems in the legislative council.
In opposition he always raised his voice for Malnutrition problem in each & every session. He has raised the questions regarding poor Adivasi malnourished Children, malpractices of Ashramshala like their students not getting quality food in schools and hostels, notebooks, textbooks, stationery which are to be provided under the “SARV SHIKSHA ABHIYAAN”. As a member of legislative council he persistently compelled government to issue “Whitepaper” report on malnutrition.
POLITICAL CAREER
Since 2000 he is representing Shivsena in Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC)
LITERATURE
- Member of (Soclean) Society for Clean Environment
- Senate Member of Aarogya Vidnyan VidyaPeeth, Nashik
- Worked as MELTRON Chairman during Shivsena – BJP Government
- Chief of Shivsena Medical Wing
- Member of Committee designating Eco-Sensitive zone during NDA Government
- Ex Vice -President, Consumer Forum, Shivsena
- Ex President of Giants, Vile Parle-Santacruz
- Editor – Children Diwali Magazine “Bubble Gum”
- Ex President of Global Action Club International
- Lions Chairman for different Committees & Rotarian
- Ex President Yuvak Mandal & Mitra Mandal, Santacruz
- Ex Vice –President of Mentally Retarded Children Organisation NANDNAVAN
- WORK DURING NATURAL CALAMITIES & EPIDEMIC OUTBREAKS
- 1984 – Konkan Saurashtra Flood Relief Work
- 1994 – Latur Earthquake
- 1995 – Plague in Maharashtra (Beed)
- 1995 – Malaria outbreak in Dahanu, Tallasari
- 1996 – Malnutrition deaths in Melghat
- 1998 – Gastro in Malvan (Sindhudurg)
- 2000 – Kutch – Kandla Cyclone
- 2001 – 26th Jan Kutch Earthquake
- 2003 – Japanese Encephalitis in Gadchiroli
- 2003 – Bomb Explosions in Vile Parle & Mulund
- 2006 – Mumbai Flood 25 Medical Camps, Lepto, Dengue Diagnostic Centers provided in Municipal Hospitals Relief work also in Dasgaon – Mahad
Dr. Deepak Sawant, born & brought up in a lower middle class family, ambitious with tremendous social commitment & liking for education & with the blessings of the Shivsena Pramukh could reach this milestone.
Medical Practitioner for 20-22 years, because of his love for education during his practicing years he completed B.A. & then Double M.A. (Pol. Sci.) & M.A. (English) so also M.Phil. He is completed Ph.D. in Hospital Administration of J. J. Hospital –a case study.
LITERATURE
Published many write ups in esteemed Marathi News Papers & Magazines.
Editor – Children Diwali Magazine “Bubble Gum”
Anchor for many TV programs – Employment News, Kamgar-Vishwa, Aarogya Sampada, DD Metro Health Forum & Talk Show.


