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, representing the Marcaim constituency[3] and former deputy CM of Goa.[4]
Sudin Dhavalikar | |
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| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Shripad Naik |
| Constituency | Marcaim |
| 7th Deputy Chief Ministers of Goa | |
| In office 19 March 2019[1] – 27 March 2019[2] | |
| Governor | Mridula Sinha |
| Chief Minister | Pramod Sawant |
| Preceded by | Francis D'Souza |
| Succeeded by | Manohar Ajgaonkar |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Goa | |
| In office 17 March 2017 – 17 March 2019 | |
| Governor | Mridula Sinha |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Parrikar |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Cabinet Minister to the Government of Goa | |
| Assumed office April 2022 | |
| Governor | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai |
| Chief Minister | Pramod Sawant |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1956 Ponda, Goa, Portuguese India |
| Political party | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| Spouse | Jyoti Dhawlikar |
| Relations | Deepak Dhavalikar, Deelip Dhavalikar, Sandeep Dhavalikar, Mohan Dhavalikar |
| Alma mater | Chowgule College, then under Bombay University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ministry Portfolios
He has been a Minister in various governments for over 15 years, holding important portfolios by forming alliances with various political parties.
| Duration | Portfolios held | Chief Minister, and Political Party in power |
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| 3 June 2002 to 31 January 2005 | P.W.D., Archives & Archaeology, and Museum and Fisheries | Manohar Parrikar, BJP |
| 3 February 2005 to 4 March 2005 | Public Works Department, Fisheries, Archives & Archaeology and Museum | |
| 7 June 2005 to 5 June 2007 | Public Works Department, Fisheries, Archives & Archaeology, Museum, and Co- operation | Shri Pratapsingh Rane, INC |
| 8 June 2007 to 28 July 2007 | Public Works Department, and Science & Technology | |
| 14 March 2008 to 1 February 2012 | Transport, River Navigation Department and Social Welfare | Digambar Kamat, INC |
| 9 March 2012 to 12 December 2016 | Public Works Department, and Transport and River Navigation | Laxmikant Parsekar and Manohar Parrikar, BJP |
| 20 March 2017 until 27 March 2019 | Public Works Department, Transport, River Navigation and Museum | Manohar Parrikar and Pramod Sawant |
| 9 April 2022 till date | Power, New & Renewable Energy and Housing | Pramod Sawant |
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.[6][4] 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.[7]
Political party
He is a senior leader of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa's first ruling party after the end of Portuguese colonial rule in 1961.[5] 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 – 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.[8][9][10] 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.[11]