An advocate, Wanjarri comes from a political family in Nagpur. His late father, Govindrao Vanjari was a Congress MLA from South Nagpur. He completed his BA and Law degrees from Rashtrasant. Abhijit Wanjarri defeated BJP candidate Sudhakar Kohale to retain the Nagpur Graduates' constituency. The result delivered Congress its sole victory in the latest MLC elections across four states.