Ramakant Khalap
| Ramakant Khalap | |
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| 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Goa | |
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In office 27 March 1990 – 14 April 1990 |
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| 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Goa | |
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In office 14 April 1990 – 14 December 1990 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 July 1946 Mandrem, Portuguese Goa |
| Political party |
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Nirmala Khalap |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Mandrem, Goa |
| Religion | Hindu |
Ramakant Khalap (born 5 August 1946) is an Indian politician from Goa, India. Khalap was a member of the 11th Lok Sabha. He is also former deputy Chief Minister of Goa
Khalap was born at Mandrem, Goa to Dattaram Khalap and Satyabhama Khalap of Mapusa. Even in his childhood he displayed leadership qualities and formed a group of boys to help the freedom fighters of Jai Hind movement, who were fighting for Liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule. As he grew up initially he worked as a school teacher and later as a college lecturer. Later he completed his Law Graduation and soon he was a famous and a successful lawyer of Goa.
After death of the then Chief Minister of Goa Dayanand Bandodkar, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party gave ticket to Khalap to contest the By-Election from the Mandrem Assembly seat left vacant by death of Bandodkar. Bhaie (Elder Brother), as Khalap is affectionately known in Goa, won the Mandrem Assembly seat thereafter for 6 times, 5 times in a row till he got elected to the 11th Lok Sabha and one more term thereafter. Bhaie was indeed the most popular leader of common man of Goa after Bhau Bandodkar.
After Shashikala Kakodkar left Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and joined Indian National Congress, Khalap became leader of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in Goa Legislative Assembly and from just two seats under his charismatic leadership Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won 18 seats in the subsequent elections.
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