The Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) is a

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. The party was founded on 13.06.1948, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is largely limited to three districts. The party was founded in Maharashtra by

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, Bhausaheb Raut of

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of Satara,

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, Dajiba Desai of

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, Madhavrao Bagal of

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, P K Bhapkar and Datta Deshmukh of

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, Vithalrao Hande and others. Member of legislative council of Maharashtra, Mr. Jayant Prabhakar Patil, is general secretary of the party. The party has 1 MLA and 2 MLCs. The party has a strong hold on

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as well as party has Zilla Parishad members in 6 districts of Maharashtra, namely Raigad,

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and

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. The student organization of the party is called Purogami Yuvak Sanghatna. The trade union of the party is called All India Workers Trade Union, All India Insurance Workers Union and its Trade Union Federation is Progressive Workers and Peasants of India. Comrade Janardan Singh is General Secretary of these trade unions and trade union federation. The party has played a very important role in Samyukta Maharashtra Movement under the leadership of Bhausaheb Raut, Uddhavrao Patil, Dajiba Desai. Most important meetings of this movement and coordination took place at the Mumbai -Koliwadi, Girgaum bungalow of Shri Bhausaheb Raut. In the

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at age 88,

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of the party won the Sangole constituency for record 11th time with 94,374 votes, defeating Shahajibapu Patil of Shiv Sena by 25,224 votes, while the NCP did not field a candidate against him.

Prominent leaders

* Narayan Nagu Patil *

Udhavrao Patil Udhavrao Sahebrao Patil (1920-1984) was an Indian politician. He was the leader of the Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP). He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Peasants and Worke ...

* Mohan Patil * Prabhakar Patil * Dattatray Narayan Patil * Keshavrao Dhondage * Annasaheb Gavhane * Meenakshi Patil *

Sheshrao Deshmukh Sheshrao Apparao Deshmukh was a member of 6th Lok Sabha of India from Parbhani parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra. He was also first member of legislative assembly (MLA) of Maharashtra from Parbhani Vidhan Sabha Constituency from 1962 t ...

* Balaram Dattatray Patil *

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Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde Shyamsundar D. Shinde is an Indian politician in the Peasants and Workers Party of India. He was elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lowe ...

Krishnarao Dhulap Krishnarao Dhulap (21 December 1920 – 14 February 1989) was a leader of Peasants and Workers Party of India. He was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and served as leader of the opposition from 1962 to 1972. Dhulap was a member of ...

* Vikas(Kaka) Shinde *

Dinkar Patil ''Dinkar Balu Patil'' (13 January 1926 – 24 June 2013) was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament. He was a senior member of the Peasants and Workers Party of India. Early life and education Patil was born on January 13, 1926, in J ...

* Bhausaheb Raut * B. N. Deshmukh * Chandrakant deshmukh * Aniket Chandrakant Deshmukh * Babasaheb deshmukh * Kisan jayram nikam * Nilima Patil * Yogiraj Jaybhay Patil * Aswad Patil * Chitra Patil * J M Mhatre * Pritam Mhatre * Subhash Patil (Pandit Shet) * Chitralekha Patil * Valmik kadam *Devidas pailwan (Mayor)

Trade Union Leader

References

{{reflist Communist parties in India Political parties established in 1947 Peasants and Workers Party of India Farmers' rights activists 1947 establishments in India