Chintaman Vanaga (1 June 1950 – 30 January 2018) was an Indian politician and

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leader from

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and was a member of the

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. He was member of

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elected from

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alongside being a two-time Member of Parliament (India) from

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. He was an advocate by qualification from

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and served as the President of BJP's Thane district office from 1990 to 1996. He died on January 30, 2018, of a heart attack.

State politics

In 2009, Vanaga became a member of

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representing Vikramgad.

National politics

Vanaga was elected to the

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in 1996 and

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in 1999 from the

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. In the 2014 election he was elected to represent

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in the

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