Vasant Kumar Pandit | |
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Member of Parliament | |
Preceded by | Jagannath Rao Joshi |
Succeeded by | Digvijaya Singh |
Constituency | Rajgarh |
Personal details | |
Born | Bombay,India | 25 September 1921
Died | 5 June 1987 66) Bombay,India | (aged
Political party | Bharatiya Jan Sangh Janata Party |
Spouse | Shushila Pandit |
Children | Two Daughter and one son |
Residence | Setalwad Road. Bombay |
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Vasant Kumar Pandit (1921-1987) was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh party from Mumbai. Later he was part of Janata Party and Bharatiya Janata Party.
He was born on 5 June 1921 to Ramkrishna Pandit. He died on 25 September 1987. Famous classical singer Pandit Jasraj was his cousin. He was a Professor of Sanskrit at Wilson College in Mumbai and an Astrologer. While he was from Maharashtra and represented Jana Sangh in Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad as a member,he contested 6th &7th Lok Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh in BJP strongholds in 1970's. He joined Jaya Prakash Narayan in his Sampoorna Kranti Movement. [1]
A scholarly person,he was associated with Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in Pune,Bharatiya Sangeet Samsad,Indo-Israel League for 10 years,and Prince of Wales Museum for 3 years,among his many social activities. [2]
He took the oath of membership of Lok Sabha in Sanskrit language. As for his association with astrology,BJP leader L. K. Advani has recounted how Pandit accurately predicted a period in the wilderness for his party in 1975-76 just when things were actually looking promising for them.
Dr. Pandit,a renowned professional astrologer said,'At least my reading of astrology says we are heading for a two-year exile!'.
He was one of the Bharatiya Janata Party's executive members. "Dr Pandit was a member of the Maharashtra legislative council for 18 years and a member of the Lok Sabha from 1977 to 1984 from Madhya Pradesh" [3]
Secretary,Bharatiya Jan Sangh;Bombay Unit 1953–1966;
President,Bharatiya Jan Sangh,Bombay Unit,1957–1966,
President,Maharashtra State Jan Sangh,1969–1977;
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