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