Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha









KHALAP, SHRI RAMAKANT D.
M.G.P. - PANAJI (GOA)


Father's Name:Shri Khalap Dattaram Date of Birth: 5 August 1946 Place of Birth: Mandre in Distt. North Goa (Goa) Marital Status: Married on 8 May 1977 Spouse's Name: Smt. Nirmala Khalap Children: Three sons Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc., LL.B. Educated at Bombay University, Bombay and Karnataka University, Dharwar Profession :
Lawyer, Economist, Teacher and Educationist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address :
188, Altinho, Mapusa, Goa Tels. (0832) 262708, 250458 Positions Held :
1973-79 andMember, Goa Legislative Assembly 1980-84 1976-84President, Pedine Block Advisory Committee (comprising Sarpanchas, MLAs and MPs) 1980-90 andLeader of Opposition, Goa Legislative Assembly March 1991 1981-86General Secretary, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 1986-90President, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party March 1990-Deputy Chief Minister, Goa Dec.1990 June'96 onwardsElected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Minister of State (Independent charge), Department of Law and Justice Social and Cultural Activities :
Founder and President, Primary, secondary and higher secondary schools; affiliated to Pedine Taluka Vikas Parishad 1976 onwards; Founder and Vice President (i) Marathi Rajbhasha Presthapan Samiti, Convener of 18 Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, Goa (ii) Hindu Gramstha Sabha Goa; Founder Member (i)Governing body Marathi Academy (Goa); (ii) Goa-Maharashtra Maitri Sangh (iii)Indo-Mangolian Chamber of Commerce; and (iv)Indo-Mangolian Maitri Sangh; Member Jagatik Marathi Parishad World Marathi Conference; Actively working in the field of education, sports, co-operatives, music and drama besides political activities Special Interests :
Development and organization of co-operative enterprises and educational and sports organization Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Marathi and Konkani stage (dramas), Indian classical music and reading Sports and Clubs :
Vice-President, Goa Cricket Association, 1976-1984; President, Goa Cricket Association, 1984-1991; Founder-President (i) Bardez Gymkhana, till 1987; and (ii) Cricket Club Mapusa, Goa; Member, Panaji Gymkhana, Panaji and Club Gaspar Dias, Panaji Member, Goa International Centre Countries Visited :
Canada, U.K. and USA, in a lecture tour in 1988; also visited France, Germany and Holland as a member of a delegation of National Federation of Urban Co-operative Bank 1990; visited China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Thailand as a member of delegation of Indo-Mongolian Chamber of Commerce and Indo-Mongolian Friendship Society in 1995. Other Information :
Participatd in the struggle for liberation of Goa; Chairman (i) Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd.; Goa 1977-84 and 1988 onwards (ii) The Bardez Bazaar Co-operative Store Ltd., Mapusa Goa, 1991 onwards; Director, Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Goa, 1984-88. Election Result :
Panaji Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate3,87,459 Total votes polled2,16,081 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates: (1) Shri Ramakant D. Khalap (M.G.P.)92,348 (2) Shri Kasar Amrut Shivram (I.N.C.)81,803 (3) Shri Manohar Parrikar (B.J.P.)36,022 (4) Shri Pandharinath Janardhan Kamat Dhakankar (Ind.) 795