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{{short description|Indian politician (died 2010)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vijay Kamulkar
| birth_name = Vijay Maruti Kamulkar
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Pernem]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]], [[Portuguese Empire]] (now in India)
| death_date = {{death date|2010|3|14|df=y}}
| office = [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Member of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Mandrem Assembly constituency|Mandrem]]
| term_start = 1963
| predecessor = ''constituency established''
| majority = 6,663 (64.70%)
| occupation = Politician
| successor = Anthony D'Souza
| term_end = 1967
| party = [[Shiv Sena]] (1989)
| otherparty = {{plainlist|
* [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]] (1963–1967)
* [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/>(1967–1971)
* [[Indian National Congress]]<br/>(1971–1989)}}
| committees = Public Accounts
}}
'''Vijay Maruti Kamulkar''' (unknown – 14 March 2010) was an Indian politician who served as a member of the [[Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly]], representing the [[Mandrem Assembly constituency]] from 1963 to 1967. Kamulkar was affiliated with the [[Shiv Sena]].

==Early life==
Vijay Maruti Kamulkar<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wxyij0_Wh7EC&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |title=Goa, Daman & Diu |date=1964 |publisher=Publications Unit, Department of Information and Tourism, Government of Goa, Daman and Diu |language=en |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801111927/https://books.google.com/books?id=wxyij0_Wh7EC&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |url-status=live }}</ref> was born in [[Pernem]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]] during the [[Portuguese Empire]] (now part of India). He belonged to the Bahujan Samaj community and owned a tea stall.<ref name=":2" />

==Career==
Kamulkar first contested the [[1963 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election]] from the [[Mandrem Assembly constituency]] on the [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]] (MGP) ticket and emerged victorious by defeating two [[feudal]] [[doyens]], Raghunathrao Deshprabhu and Vaikunthrao Dempo,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Dayanand Bandodkar, Ambedkar and Nehru |url=https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/dayanand-bandodkar-ambedkar-and-nehru/5671.html |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=The Goan EveryDay |language=en |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801111910/https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/dayanand-bandodkar-ambedkar-and-nehru/5671.html |url-status=live }}</ref> with a majority of 6,663 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Assembly Elections Statistics |url=https://ceogoa.nic.in/appln/uil/PreviosElections.aspx |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=ceogoa.nic.in |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801111916/https://ceogoa.nic.in/appln/uil/PreviosElections.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> He served for four years from 1963 to 1967.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Goa Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member_detail.php?mem_id=216 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=www.goavidhansabha.gov.in |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801111917/https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member_detail.php?mem_id=216 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During his tenure, Kamulkar raised concerns in debates regarding the [[Economically Backward Class|economically backward class]] school students.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Assembly |first=Goa, Daman and Diu (India) Legislative |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HD4IAQAAIAAJ&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |title=Debates; Official Report |date=1967 |language=en |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801111914/https://books.google.com/books?id=HD4IAQAAIAAJ&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |url-status=live }}</ref> He then unsuccessfully contested the [[1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election]] as an [[independent politician]] from the same constituency. Kamulkar lost to (MGP) candidate, Anthony D'Souza, by a margin of 6,885 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goa 1967 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3842-goa-1967/ |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

In 1971, Kamulkar left the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHboAAAAMAAJ&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |title=Goa Today |date=1971 |publisher=Goa Publications |language=en |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801112433/https://books.google.com/books?id=OHboAAAAMAAJ&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |url-status=live }}</ref> to contest the [[1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election]] from the Mandrem Assembly constituency on the [[Indian National Congress]] ticket. However, he lost to his former party leader, [[Dayanand Bandodkar]], by a margin of 6,248 votes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Commission |first=India Election |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OcS2AAAAIAAJ&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |title=Bye-elections Brochure: House of the People and Legislative Assemblies, Council of States and Legislative Councils; an Analysis |date=1975 |language=en}}</ref>

After suffering significant defeats in past elections from the Mandrem Assembly constituency, Kamulkar chose not to contest in the following three elections. In the [[1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election]], Kamulkar left the Indian National Congress to join the [[Shiv Sena]], and subsequently contested unsuccessfully from the [[Pernem Assembly constituency]]. He was defeated by the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) candidate, Shankar Kashinath Salgaonkar, by a margin of 6,932 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goa 1989 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3849-goa-1989/ |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

After suffering his biggest defeat in his political career from the Pernem Assembly constituency, Kamulkar did not contest any subsequent elections. All of his defeats came at the hands of candidates from his former party, the [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]]. He maintained a low profile and avoided publicity.

==Death==
Kamulkar died on 14 March 2010. On 22 March 2010, the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] made an obituary reference to his honor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=House condoles deaths of prominent Goans |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/The-Sunday-Roundtable/house-condoles-deaths-of-prominent-goans/34280 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=oHeraldo |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801112431/https://www.heraldgoa.in/The-Sunday-Roundtable/house-condoles-deaths-of-prominent-goans/34280 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==In the media==
On 22 August 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Kamulkar's family celebrated [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] with the help of a smartphone, following the government's instructions to practice [[social distancing]] and avoid gathering in large numbers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#GOA365 VIDEO: Low key, but hi tech Chovot celebrated throughout state |url=https://www.goa365.tv/religion/E/low-key-but-hi-tech-chovot-celebrated-throughout-state/www.goa365.tv/religion/E/low-key-but-hi-tech-chovot-celebrated-throughout-state/10717.html |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Goa365 |language=en |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801112922/https://www.goa365.tv/religion/E/low-key-but-hi-tech-chovot-celebrated-throughout-state/www.goa365.tv/religion/E/low-key-but-hi-tech-chovot-celebrated-throughout-state/10717.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Positions held==
* Chairman of Public Accounts Committee<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y5YAAAAMAAJ&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |title=Public Accounts Committee (Parliament of India), 1921–1971: Golden Jubilee Souvenir |date=1971 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |language=en |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801112922/https://books.google.com/books?id=8y5YAAAAMAAJ&q=Vijay+Kamulkar |url-status=live }}</ref>

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