Rohan Khaunte

Indian politician (born 1974) Rohan Ashok Khaunte is an Indian politician serving as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa. He currently holds the portfolios of Tourism, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, and Printing & Stationery. He has represented the Porvorim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly since 2012 and is among the few politicians in Goa to have been elected three consecutive times from the same constituency. Prior to joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2022, Khaunte served as an independent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for a decade and was recognised for his legislative performance and constituency development initiatives. Early life Rohan Ashok Khaunte was born on 25 February 1974 to Ashok Khaunte and Sunanda Khaunte in Panaji, Goa. He graduated as an Electronics Engineer from Goa University. In his college days, Khaunte participated in extracurricular activities as well as in academics, representing Goa in cricket, basketball at the national Level, and table Tennis at the university level. He is involved in his family business which was founded by his father. He was awarded the Young Entrepreneur Award by the then