Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar

Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar
Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar
MP
	In office; 1989-2009
Preceded by	Sitaram Jivyabhai Gavli
Succeeded by	Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel
Constituency	Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Lok Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Born	19 December 1962 (age 61); Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Spouse	Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar
Children	Abhinav Delkar and 1 daughter
Residence	Dadra and Nagar Haveli
	As of 20 October, 2009Source: [2]

Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar (born 19 December 1962) is an Indian politician and presently, a member of the Indian National Congress.

Political career

Delkar started his career as a trade union leader in Silvassa and fought for the rights of tribal people working in different factories here. Later, he started Adivasi Vikash Sangathan for the tribals in 1985.^[1] In 1989, he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Dadra and Nagar Haveli constituency as an independent candidate. In 1991 and 1996 he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha as an Indian National Congress candidate from the same constituency. In 1998, he was again elected to the Lok Sabha as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the same constituency. In 1999 and 2004, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha as an indpependent and the Bharatiya Navshakti Party (BNP) candidate respectively. On 4 February 2009, he re-joined the Indian National Congress.^[2]

References

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^ Saiyed, Kamaal (5 February 2009). "Silvassa MP Mohan Delkar joins Cong". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

External links

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[2] Saiyed, Kamaal (5 February 2009). "Silvassa MP Mohan Delkar joins Cong". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

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