Deepak Madhav Dhavalikar, also known as Deepak 'Pandurang' Dhavalikar (born 14 May 1958 in Bandora, Ponda), is an Indian politician from the state of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

. He is a two-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 Priol constituency. He is president of MGP and has played key role in keeping the party alive in Goan politics. He was Minister in Goa Government for the period 2012–2016. He is from 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 ...

's first ruling party after the end of Portuguese colonial rule in 1961. He was sacked from the

Laxmikant Parsekar Laxmikant Parsekar (born Laxmikant Yashwant Parsekar; 4 July 1956) is an Indian politician who held the office of the Chief Minister of Goa, a state in India from 2014 to 2017. He was the member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from Mandrem co ...

led government in

in December 2016.

External links

Goa councle of ministers

References

Living people 1958 births Goa politicians Goa MLAs 2012–2017 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party politicians People from North Goa district {{Goa-politician-stub