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Vilas Muttemwar
Congress
DOB
22 Mar 1949
Age
76 years
birth palce
Sindewahi, Maharashtra
profession
Politician
Vilas Muttemwar biography
Vilas Bhaurao Muttemwar is a politician from Maharashtra who has served in various Lok Sabhas, from the 7th to the 15th, representing the Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, he contested for Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency and was defeated by the BJP's candidate Nitin Gadkari by 2,84,848 votes.
He served as the Minister of State in the Department of Rural Areas and Employment, Ministry of Rural Development, and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs under Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao.
In addition, he also served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Muttemwar was the Chairman of the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs, and Public Distribution in the 15th Lok Sabha and a member of the General Purposes Committee, the India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Committee, and the House Committee.
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Vilas Muttemwar personal life
VILAS MUTTEMWAR NEWS
Stir in Nagpur over search at Cong MP’s premises
April 05, 2014 4:15 am
The search that lasted over five hours also involved I-T officials.
Congress’s Nagpur veteran files nomination papers
March 22, 2014 2:40 am
The two sides filing papers on the same day tomorrow is likely to witness a competitive show of strength.
Nagpur: Poll entrant Nitin Gadkari poses stiff challenge to Vilas Muttemwar
March 11, 2014 3:03 pm
Gadkari is credited with construction of flyovers in various parts of Maharashtra besides the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway.
Pass Janlokpal Bill this session,says Anna Hazare
April 08, 2014 3:13 pm
Social activist Anna Hazare has demanded that the Janlokpal Bill be passed in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Cabinet rejig: Kamat,Muttemwar may get in
April 17, 2014 4:27 pm
The proposed Union Cabinet reshuffle may see a couple of leaders from Maharashtra bagging ministerial posts.
Cong says ourselves to blame
February 18, 2012 2:11 am
"It's a vote for our work for the city. We had gone to the public with all its account.
Move to house law school outside Nagpur decried
September 10, 2011 1:17 am
Politicians from the region are up in arms against the move to set up the proposed National Law School at Vasai or Aurangabad instead of Nagpur.
Muttemwar misses cabinet bus,made Cong secretary
July 12, 2011 1:49 pm
Vilas Muttemwar and Arun Yadav were accommodated in party hierarchy after were left out of Cabinet.
Not Pune,bring Infosys to Nagpur: Muttemwar
February 16, 2011 6:56 pm
Former Union Minister and MP Vilas Muttemwar has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithiviraj Chavan to make efforts to bring I-T giant Infosys,which is planning to shift its base from Bangalore to Pune,to the city.
Vidarbha: After Muttemwar,Prakash Ambedkar raises pitch
January 05, 2010 4:19 am
A day after Nagpur Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar blew the bugle for Vidarbha statehood by staging a day-long dharna here...
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