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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|13th Chief Minister of Goa}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name               = Pramod Sawant
| name = Pramod Sawant
| image               = Dr. Pramod Sawant.jpg
| image = The Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Pramod Sawant.jpg
| caption             = Sawant in 2019
| caption = Sawant in 2019
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1973|4|24|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|4|24|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Goa]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Goa]], [[India]]
| office             = 13th [[Chief Minister of Goa]]
| office = 13th [[Chief Minister of Goa]]  
| term_start         = 19 March 2019
| term_start = 19 March 2019  
| predecessor         = [[Manohar Parrikar]]
| predecessor = [[Manohar Parrikar]]
| governor           = [[Mridula Sinha]]<br/>[[Satya Pal Malik]]<br/>[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| governor = [[Mridula Sinha]]<br/>[[Satya Pal Malik]]<br/>[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| deputy             = [[Manohar Ajgaonkar]]  
| deputy = [[Manohar Ajgaonkar]]  
{{small|(from 28 March 2019)}}<br/>[[Chandrakant Kavlekar]] {{small|(from 14 July 2019)}}
{{small|(from 28 March 2019)}}<br/>[[Chandrakant Kavlekar]] {{small|(from 14 July 2019)}}
| office1             = Speaker of [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]
| office1 = Speaker of [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]  
| termstart1         = 22 March 2017
| termstart1 = 22 March 2017  
| term_end1           = 18 March 2019
| term_end1 = 18 March 2019
| predecessor1       = [[Anant Shet]]
| predecessor1 = [[Anant Shet]]
| successor1         = [[Rajesh Patnekar]]
| successor1 = [[Rajesh Pantnekar (politician)|Rajesh Patnekar]]  
| office2             = Member of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]
| office2 = Member of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart2         = 2012
| termstart2 = 2012  
| term_end2           =  
| term_end2 =  
| predecessor2       =  
| predecessor2 =  
| successor2         =  
| successor2 =  
| constituency2       = [[Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Sanquelim]]
| constituency2 = [[Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Sanquelim]]
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty          = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| spouse = Sulakshana Sawant  
| spouse             = Sulakshana Sawant
| children =
| children           =  
| nationality = Indian
| nationality         = Indian
}}
}}


'''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><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Saurabh |editor-last1=Jacob |editor-first1=Jimmy |title=Pramod Sawant, Goa's New Chief Minister, Is An Ayurveda Practitioner. He is famous for using his government machinery to stop Manoj Parab from taking revolution ahead.
'''Pramod Pandurang Sawant''' (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician. He is the 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><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Saurabh |editor-last1=Jacob |editor-first1=Jimmy |title=Pramod Sawant, Goa's New Chief Minister, Is An Ayurveda Practitioner. H|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pramod-sawant-goas-next-chief-minister-is-an-ayurveda-practitioner-2009473 |work=NDTV |date=19 March 2019}}</ref>
H|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pramod-sawant-goas-next-chief-minister-is-an-ayurveda-practitioner-2009473 |work=NDTV |date=19 March 2019}}</ref>
Sawant represents the [[Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Sanquelim constituency]] in the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://goaassembly.gov.in/member-of-assembly.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724183143/http://goaassembly.gov.in/member-of-assembly.php |archive-date=2017-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Sawant represents the [[Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Sanquelim constituency]] in the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] and is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://goaassembly.gov.in/member-of-assembly.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724183143/http://goaassembly.gov.in/member-of-assembly.php |archive-date=2017-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


He is an [[Ayurveda]] [[Medical 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>
He is an [[Ayurveda]] [[Medical 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>
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]].
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]], he became chief minister of Goa.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Sawant was born on 24 April 1973 to Pandurang and Padmini Sawant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/cm-to-lay-corner-stone-for-sankhali-bus-stand-today/|title=CM to lay corner stone for Sankhali bus stand today|work=[[The Navhind Times]]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/uploads/members/148_profile_PSawant-12.pdf ]{{dead link|date=March 2019}}</ref> He obtained a [[Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery]] degree from the Ganga Education Society's Ayurvedic Medical College in [[Kolhapur]] and a [[postgraduate education|postgraduate degree]] of [[Master of Social Work]] from the [[Tilak Maharashtra University]] at [[Pune]].<ref name="myneta.info"/>
Sawant was born on 24 April 1973 to Pandurang and Padmini Sawant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/cm-to-lay-corner-stone-for-sankhali-bus-stand-today/|title=CM to lay corner stone for Sankhali bus stand today|work=[[The Navhind Times]]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/uploads/members/148_profile_PSawant-12.pdf ]{{dead link|date=March 2019}}</ref> He obtained a [[Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery]] degree from the Ganga Education Society's Ayurvedic Medical College in [[Kolhapur]] and a [[postgraduate education|postgraduate degree]] of [[Master of Social Work]] from the [[Tilak Maharashtra University]] at [[Pune]].<ref name="myneta.info"/>


==Early political career==
==References==
Sawant started his electoral career when he contested the [[2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2012 assembly election]] from [[Sanquelim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Sanquelim constituency]]. He won the constituency by 14,255 (66.02%) votes defeating Pratap Gauns of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He also served as the spokesperson of the Goa unit of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] for a brief period of time.<ref>{{cite news |url =http://m.goanews.com/news_details.php?id=6904|title =Wives of 2 MLAs get prominent positions in BJP’s new Executive|date =20 February 2016|website =goanews.com|access-date =5 September 2020}}</ref> Later in [[2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2017]] he was re-elected to the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] from the same constituency defeating Dharmesh Saglani of the [[Indian National Congress]] with 10,058 (43.04%) votes. On 22 March 2017, he was elected as the Speaker of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pramod-sawant-elected-as-speaker-of-goa-assembly/article17574792.ece|title =Pramod Sawant elected as Speaker of Goa Assembly|date =22 March 2017|website =thehindu.com|author =Prakash Kamat|access-date =5 September 2020}}</ref>
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== Chief Minister of Goa==
After the demise of [[Manohar Parrikar]], the seat of the Chief Minister of Goa fell vacant. Pramod Sawant was elected by the Legislative Assembly afterwards and later he was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March 2019.<ref name ="ITabout" >{{cite news |url =https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/all-you-need-to-know-about-goa-cm-pramod-sawant-1481382-2019-03-19|title =From Ayurveda practioner to Goa CM: All you need to know about Pramod Sawant|publisher =India Today|date=March 19, 2019|access-date =September 5, 2020}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Sawant is a [[Konkan Maratha]] by caste.<ref name ="ITabout" /> Sawant is married to Sulakshana,<ref>[http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=6904&catid=197 Wives of 2 MLAs get prominent positions in BJP’s new Executive]</ref> who is a teacher of [[chemistry]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/pramod-sawant-1552908121-1|title=Pramod Sawant: 10 Interesting facts about CM of Goa|date=March 19, 2019|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref> at the Shri Shantadurga Higher Secondary School in [[Bicholim]]. She is also a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and currently the President<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Goa/BJP-women%E2%80%99s-wing-demands-33-seats/100089.html|title=BJP women’s wing demands 33% seats|website=oHeraldo}}</ref> of the [[Goa]] unit of the BJP Mahila Morcha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/bjp-mahila-morcha-chief-no-woman-eligible-to-be-candidate/articleshow/56545769.cms|title=BJP Mahila Morcha chief: No woman eligible to be candidate - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=14038|title=BJP Mahila eyes Porvorim seat in 2017 Assembly polls|website=The Goan}}</ref>
[[Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development]]


== See also ==
* [[Pramod Sawant ministry]]


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Revision as of 22:01, 30 April 2021


Pramod Sawant
The Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Pramod Sawant.jpg
Sawant in 2019
13th Chief Minister of Goa
Assumed office
19 March 2019
GovernorMridula Sinha
Satya Pal Malik
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
DeputyManohar Ajgaonkar (from 28 March 2019)
Chandrakant Kavlekar (from 14 July 2019)
Preceded byManohar Parrikar
Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
22 March 2017 – 18 March 2019
Preceded byAnant Shet
Succeeded byRajesh Patnekar
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2012
ConstituencySanquelim
Personal details
Born (1973-04-24) 24 April 1973 (age 52)
Goa, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Sulakshana Sawant

Pramod Pandurang Sawant (born 24 April 1973) is an Indian politician. He is the current Chief Minister of Goa.[1][2] Sawant represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]

He is an Ayurveda Medical practitioner by profession.[4] 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, he became chief minister of Goa.

Early life and education

Sawant was born on 24 April 1973 to Pandurang and Padmini Sawant.[5][6] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Murari Shetye. "Goa speaker Pramod Sawant succeeds Parrikar as CM" The Times of India. 19 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Gupta, Saurabh (19 March 2019). Jacob, Jimmy (ed.). "Pramod Sawant, Goa's New Chief Minister, Is An Ayurveda Practitioner. H". NDTV.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Pramod Pandurang Sawant(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SANQUELIM(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
  5. ↑ "CM to lay corner stone for Sankhali bus stand today". The Navhind Times.
  6. ↑ [1][dead link]



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