Mukul Wasnik

Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik (born 27 September 1959) is an Indian Politician.

He was the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment in Government of India.

Earlier Wasnik represented Buldhana of Maharashtra during 8th Lok Sabha 1984–1989, 10th Lok Sabha during 1991–1996, and 12th Lok Sabha during 1998–1999.

In 1984, Wasnik became the youngest Member of Parliament aged 25.

He has tended to win and lose alternately.

From Buldhana - winning in 1984 and losing the next in 1989, winning in 1991 and losing the next in 1996, winning in 1998 and losing in 1999.

Wasnik was elected as the National President of National Students Union of India during 1984–1986.

Later Wasnik was elected as President of Indian Youth Congress during 1988–1990.

In June 2022, Wasnik was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Indian National Congress nomination.

In 2008, Wasnik suffered a brain haemorrhage.

He represented the Ramtek constituency of Maharashtra from 2009 to 2014.

He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.

He is also a General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee.

In 2022, Wasnik was elected member of the Rajya Sabha.

Wasnik was born in a Buddhist family to Veteran Congress leader and three time MP, Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik.

Then winning from Ramtek in 2009 and losing the next one from there in 2014.

In March 2020, Mukul Wasnik married his friend Raveena Khurana at the age of 60.