Pratap Prabhakar Gauns or Pratap Prabhakar Gawas (born 2 August 1963) is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He was elected to 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 ...
election as a member of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
party in 2008. He won against BJP candidate
Pramod Sawant
Pramod Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician and the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa.
Sawant represents the Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency), Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of th ...
by a margin of 1534 votes.
During his tenure in Goa Legislative Assembly, he acted as a member of the Estimates Committee, Committee on Delegations, Panel of Presiding Members, and Committee on Public Undertakings.
Personal life
Pratap Prabhakar Gauns was born on 2 August 1963 to Prabhakar Y. Gauns and Parvati P. Gauns at Navelim village located in Bicholim Tehsil of North Goa district in Goa, India. He comes from the prominent
Maratha
The Marathi people (Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a M ...
family of the Gauns. His family traces their roots to the Gauns clan of
Marathas
The Marathi people (Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a M ...
. Pratap has passed the Secondary School Certificate Examination from Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Education. Pratap Prabhakar Gauns is married to Geeta Pratap Gauns and the couple have two children.
Member of Legislative Assembly
During his tenure as a
Member of Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...
, he built a network of all weather roads in
Sanquelim
Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.
Geography
Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. It is located at and it has an average elevation of 78 metres (2 ...
,
Pale
Pale may refer to:
Jurisdictions
* Medieval areas of English conquest:
** Pale of Calais, in France (1360–1558)
** The Pale, or the English Pale, in Ireland
*Pale of Settlement, area of permitted Jewish settlement, western Russian Empire (179 ...
,
Amona Amona may refer to:
Places
* Amona, Goa, a village in Goa, India
*Amona, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli outpost in the central West Bank
*Isla de Mona, known in the pre-Columbian era as Amona
Other
*"Amona", a song on the album ''Necessary Evil
A ne ...
and
Navelim
Navelim is a census town and fast growing suburb of the city of Margao located in the Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, India. It has a large parish and has played a crucial rule in South Goa politics at some stage. The region ...
. Development projects like Ravindra Bhavan
Sanquelim
Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.
Geography
Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. It is located at and it has an average elevation of 78 metres (2 ...
,
Goa Institute of Management
The Goa Institute of Management (abbreviated as GIM-Goa), is one of the top business school of India located near Sanquelim in city of North Goa district in the state of Goa.
The autonomous school is governed by a board, and offers a full-tim ...
, Primary Health Centre
Sanquelim
Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.
Geography
Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. It is located at and it has an average elevation of 78 metres (2 ...
, garbage treatment plant, swimming pool
Sanquelim
Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.
Geography
Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. It is located at and it has an average elevation of 78 metres (2 ...
, sewage treatment plant in
Sanquelim
Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.
Geography
Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. It is located at and it has an average elevation of 78 metres (2 ...
and other projects were undertaken during his tenure.
Political career
In the 2007
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 ...
election, his brother Gurudas Prabhakar Gauns was elected from the
Pale
Pale may refer to:
Jurisdictions
* Medieval areas of English conquest:
** Pale of Calais, in France (1360–1558)
** The Pale, or the English Pale, in Ireland
*Pale of Settlement, area of permitted Jewish settlement, western Russian Empire (179 ...
as an Indian National Congress candidate. Gurudas Prabhakar Gauns died in 2008. In 2008 by-elections, Pratap Prabhakar Gauns contested from
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
and was elected from the
Pale
Pale may refer to:
Jurisdictions
* Medieval areas of English conquest:
** Pale of Calais, in France (1360–1558)
** The Pale, or the English Pale, in Ireland
*Pale of Settlement, area of permitted Jewish settlement, western Russian Empire (179 ...
against
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
candidate
Pramod Sawant
Pramod Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician and the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa.
Sawant represents the Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency), Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of th ...
. The Pale constituency was abolished due to the delimitation of assembly constituencies. In 2012, Pratap Prabhakar Gauns had contested the election from
Sanquelim
Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.
Geography
Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. It is located at and it has an average elevation of 78 metres (2 ...
representing Indian National Congress and lost against
Pramod Sawant
Pramod Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician and the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa.
Sawant represents the Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency), Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of th ...
. In 2017, Pratap Prabhakar Gauns stood for the Assembly election from the Nationalist Congress Party and lost to BJP candidate and current Chief Minister
Pramod Sawant
Pramod Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician and the 11th and current Chief Minister of Goa.
Sawant represents the Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency), Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of th ...
.
Now, Pratap Prabhakar Gauns is active in
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
Party.
References
People from North Goa district
Indian National Congress politicians from Goa
Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Goa MLAs 2007–2012
1963 births
Living people
Political families of India
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