Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik

Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik (12 August 1929 – 10 September 2015) was an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress.

Political career
In 1957, at the age of 28 he was elected in the Bhandara lok sabha constituency. He was re-elected in 1962. Afterwards from Buldhana in (1980). He was a staunch supporter of separate Vidarbha.

In 1967, he became President of the Mahavidarbha Rajya Sangharsh Samiti and mobilized the agitation to press for this demand.

Family
He belongs to an Ambedkarite Buddhist family. He hails from Mahar community and has a son, Mukul Wasnik two daughters, Dipti Wasnik Saxena and Seema Wasnik.

Death
He died on 10 September 2015 in Nagpur, aged 86.