Swati Shridhar Kerkar is an Indian social activist and politician. She is a member of Indian National Congress party.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
She is the daughter of Goan freedom fighter Sridhar Kerkar.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
She contested Lok Sabha election 2014 from South Goa of Goa for Aam Aadmi Party.[3] Later she resigned from AAP.[4] She played key roles in agitations that got rid of 18 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Goa; the agitation against the white elephant airport at Mopa; the Goa Bachao Andolan which revolutionized village level land use planning through the Regional Plan 2021; India Against Corruption, the Goan Farmer's Union and the Goan Women's Voice.[5]
She was the only woman who contested Lok Sabha polls in Goa in 2014. She is vice-president of Goa Suraksha Manch.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Congress terms its manifesto realistic, calls BJP's 'jhumla'". The Times of India. 29 January 2017.
- ā "Meet the lone woman Lok Sabha candidate in Goa". No. 1 April 2014. Tehelka. Press Trust of India.
- ā "Meet the lone woman Lok Sabha candidate in Goa". Tehelka. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ā "Kerkar resigns from AAP". Heraldgoa.in. 14 January 2016.
- ā "Firebrand activist raises hope in Goa". Deccan Chronicle. 7 April 2014.
- ā "BBSM launches its political outfit to defeat BJP". The Navhind Times. 2 October 2016.
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