Prabhakar Gaonkar

Prabhakar Gaonkar
Official portrait in 1999
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office June 1999 – 2002
Preceded by	Pandu Naik
Succeeded by	Vasudev Gaonkar
Constituency	Sanguem
Majority	3,498 (28.79%)
Personal details
Born	Prabhakar Pandurang Gaonkar (1964-04-04)4 April 1964 Sanguem, Goa, India
Died	14 September 2012(2012-09-14) (aged 48) Shiroda, Goa, India
Political party	Bhartiya Janata Party (1999–2002)
Spouse	Sunanda Gaonkar
Children	2
Education	Higher Secondary School Certificate
Occupation	Politician

Prabhakar Pandurang Gaonkar (4 April 1964 – 14 September 2012) was an Indian politician from Goa. He was a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Sanguem Assembly constituency from 1999 to 2002. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Early and personal life

Prabhakar Pandurang Gaonkar was born at Sanguem, Goa. He completed his Higher Secondary School Certificate. He was married to Sunanda Gaonkar, the couple had a son and daughter.[3]

Career

Gaonkar contested in the 1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election from the Sanguem Assembly constituency on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket and emerged victorious. He defeated Indian National Congress candidate, Satyawan Bhadru Dessai by a margin of 787 votes.^[citation needed]

Death

Gaonkar was undergoing treatment at Kamaxi Ayurveda College and Hospital, Shiroda for the past few days. On 14 September 2012, Gaonkar died from a brief illness. His funeral rites were later held the next day.[3]

Reactions

Then Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar gave his condolences and stated that Gaonkar had raised several issues that included sugarcane farmers and families displaced due to the Salaulim Dam.[3]

Positions held

• President of Sanguem Constituency for 5 years
• Co-opted Member of Sanguem Municipal
• Former Chairman of Industrial Development Corporation[1]

References

1. "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
2. Maad, Govind Kamat (14 September 2012). "Prabhakar Gaonkar, former BJP MLA from Sanguem, passed away after a brief illness, on Friday afternoon. He was 46". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
3. "Ex-Sanguem MLA Gaonkar dies at 46". The Times of India. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2022.