Sudin alias Ramkrishna Madhav Dhavalikar is an Indian politician from the state of
Goa, and a senior leader of the
MG Party. He is a six-term member of the
Goa Legislative Assembly
The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly consists of 40 members. The asse ...
, representing the
Marcaim
Marcaim or Madkai is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. A number of its residents have the last name, Kamat, and belong to the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community.
It is famous for is Navdurga temple, wh ...
constituency and former deputy CM of Goa.
Ministry Portfolios
He has been a Minister in various governments for over 15 years, holding important portfolios by forming alliances with various political parties.
On 27 March 2019, he was dropped from the Cabinet of Ministers as the Deputy Chief Minister, as well as the ruling alliance, after two MGP MLAs (
Deepak Pauskar and
Manohar Ajgaonkar) broke away from the party and joined the ruling
BJP, merging the MGP legislative party into the BJP.
A disqualification plea of the two breakaway MGP MLAs, along with 10 other congress MLAs was dismissed by the High Court of Bombay at Goa.
Political party
He is a senior leader of the
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party ( MGP) was Goa's first ruling party after the end of Portuguese rule in Goa in 1961. In the first elections held after the Annexation of Goa by India, it ascended to power in December 1963 and stayed in power t ...
,
Goa's first ruling party after the end of
Portuguese colonial rule in 1961.
He has played a pivotal role in survival and success of the party for last 20 years.
Controversy
In 2015, two members of
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular ...
– Pradip Ghadi Amonkar and Mujahid Rizvi – alleged that Dhavalikar, while contesting the previous Assembly election, had sworn a false affidavit that he is a BSc graduate. They claimed that Sudin Dhavalikar had lied in his sworn affidavit regarding his educational qualification. The aggrieved approached the court as they claimed that Ponda police had declined to register an FIR against Dhavalikar. After inquiring with the Bombay University, Ponda police submitted in the court that Dhavalikar's BSc degree is genuine. The Ponda court promptly dismissed the case noting that JMFC Apurva Nagvekar did not find any merit in the application made by the aggrieved party.
References
External links
Goa council of ministers
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Living people
1956 births
Goa politicians
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party politicians
People from North Goa district
Goa MLAs 2017–2022
Goa MLAs 2022–2027