In 1996, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as an MP from the Dahanu (ST) constituency and re-elected in 1999. In 2009, he was elected MLA from the Vikramgadh Assembly constituency. Mr Wanaga fought for the formation of a separate Palghar district, which came into existence on August 1, 2014.
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