Vishnu Wagh
Vishnu Surya Naik Wagh is a Member of Legislative Assembly from St. Andre constituency of North Goa, India as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is by profession a veteran Poet, Writer, Dramatist, Journalist, Management Consultant/ Trainer.[1][2]
Political career
After 14 years, of being a former general secretary and spokesperson of the Goa Pradesh Congress person, Vishnu Surya Wagh on 30th October 2014, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of senior BJP leaders — Laxmikant Parsekar, MP Shripad Naik, and Manohar Parrikar.[3]
He won the Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2012 with a margin of 1219 votes from Constituency Number 14, St. Andre Constituency - consisting of the 7 villages of Goa Velha (St Andre), Azossim-Mandur, Neura, Batim, Agacaim (St Lawrence), Pale-Siridao and Curca-Bambolim-Telaulim.[4]
Social and cultural Activities
Vishnu Surya Wagh has been actively involved in socio-cultural field from many years.[5] He has held the following positions:
- Former Vice-Chairman of Kala Academy.
- Former President of Gomantak Natya Sammelan and Yuva Marathi Sahitya Sammelan.
- Executive Member of the World Marathi Academy.
- Spokesman of Akhil Bharatiya Bhandari Mahasangh.
Awards
- Bakibab Borkar Award, Mumbai[6][7]
- Damani Award, Solapur
- Yashwantrao Chavan Award, Pune
- Pune Festival Award
- Dhananjay Keer Award, Mumbai
- Kala Academy Awards
- Gomant Vidya Niketan Award
- Gomantak Marathi Academy Award
- Goa Ratna Award
- Vidya Vachaspati Award
- Yuva Chetna Award
References
- ↑ "Why no 'captain' for Maharashtra polls, asks Goa BJP leader". http://www.mid-day.com/''. Mid-Day Infomedia Ltd. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Profile of SHRI VISHNU S. WAGH (BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY – 14-ST. ANDRE CONSTITUENCY)". http://goabjp.org''. GOA BJP. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Vishnu Surya Wagh quits Congress joins BJP". http://www.thehindu.com''. The Hindu. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Wagh makes easy work of 'difficult' St Andre seat". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com''. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Shri. Vishnu Surya Wagh | M.L.A | Goa Legislative Assembly". http://goaassembly.gov.in/''. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Vishnu Surya Wagh awarded". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/''. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "The 'Tiger' takes charge". http://www.thegoan.net''. Team Inertia Technologies. Retrieved 8 November 2014.