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'''Pramod Sawant''' (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician who is the 13th and current Chief Minister of Goa.<ref>Murari Shetye. "[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/goa-speaker-pramod-sawant-succeeds-parrikar-as-cm/articleshow/68473049.cms Goa speaker Pramod Sawant succeeds Parrikar as CM]" ''The Times of India''. 19 March 2019.</ref> |
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Sawant represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>http://goaassembly.gov.in/member-of-assembly.php</ref> He is a Ayurveda practitioner by profession.<ref name="myneta.info">{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/goa2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=35|title=Pramod Pandurang Sawant(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SANQUELIM(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|website=myneta.info}}</ref> |
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He was serving as the speaker of the Goa assembly before being sworn in as Chief Minister, after the death of the sitting chief minister Manohar Parrikar. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Revision as of 08:28, 19 March 2019
Pramod Sawant | |
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.jpg) Pramod Sawant at Panaji in 2016 | |
| 13th Chief Minister of Goa | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2019 | |
| Governor | Mridula Sinha |
| Preceded by | Manohar Parrikar |
| Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 22 March 2017 – 18 March 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1973 Goa, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sulakshana Sawant |
Pramod Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician who is the 13th and current Chief Minister of Goa.[1] Sawant represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He is a Ayurveda practitioner by profession.[3] He was serving as the speaker of the Goa assembly before being sworn in as Chief Minister, after the death of the sitting chief minister Manohar Parrikar.
Early life
Sawant was born on 24 April 1973 to Pandurang and Padmini Sawant.[4][5] He obtained a Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery degree from the Ganga Education Society's Ayurvedic Medical College in Kolhapur and a postgraduate degree of Master of Social Work from the Tilak Maharashtra University at Pune.[3]
Sawant's wife Sulakshana[6] is a teacher of chemistry[7] at the Shri Shantadurga Higher Secondary School in Bicholim. She is also a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and currently the President[8] of the Goa unit of the BJP Mahila Morcha.[9][10]
References
- ^ Murari Shetye. "Goa speaker Pramod Sawant succeeds Parrikar as CM" The Times of India. 19 March 2019.
- ^ http://goaassembly.gov.in/member-of-assembly.php
- ^ a b "Pramod Pandurang Sawant(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SANQUELIM(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
- ^ Times, Navhind. "CM to lay corner stone for Sankhali bus stand today - The Navhind Times".
- ^ http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/uploads/members/148_profile_PSawant-12.pdf
- ^ http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=6904&catid=197
- ^ "Pramod Sawant: 9 Interesting facts about Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly".
- ^ "BJP women's wing demands 33% seats". oHeraldo.
- ^ "BJP Mahila Morcha chief: No woman eligible to be candidate - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "BJP Mahila eyes Porvorim seat in 2017 Assembly polls". The Goan.
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