Chintaman Vanaga

Chintaman Vanaga (1 June 1950 ^[1]– 30 January 2018) was an Indian politician and Adivasi leader^[2] from Maharashtra and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was member of 16th Lok Sabha elected from Palghar (Lok Sabha constituency) alongside being a two-time Member of Parliament (India) from Dahanu (Lok Sabha Constituency).

Chintaman Vanaga
Shri Chintaman Vanga visiting the DAVP exhibition at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2018
Preceded by	Baliram Jadhav
Succeeded by	Rajendra Gavit
Constituency	Palghar
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Shankar Sakharam
Succeeded by	Damodar Shingada
Constituency	Dahanu
In office 1996–1998
Preceded by	Damodar Shingada
Succeeded by	Shankar Sakharam
Constituency	Dahanu
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Vishnu Savara
Constituency	Vikramgad
Personal details
Born	(1950-06-01)1 June 1950 Kawada, Bombay State, India
Died	30 January 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 67) New Delhi, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Jayashri
Children	2 sons, 2 daughters
Parents	Navsha Wanaga (father) Bhikalibai (mother)
Education	Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor in Law
Alma mater	University of Mumbai
Profession	Advocate, Politician
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He was an advocate by qualification from University of Mumbai and served as the President of BJP's Thane district office from 1990 to 1996.^[3] He died on January 30, 2018, of a heart attack.^[4]

State politics

In 2009, Vanaga became a member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra representing Vikramgad.^[5][6]

National politics

Vanaga was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 and 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 from the Dahanu.^[3] In the 2014 election he was elected to represent Palghar in the 16th Lok Sabha.^[7]