Dayanand Mandrekar

Dayanand Rayu Mandrekar[7] is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He was a three term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Siolim constituency.[8][9]

Dayanand Mandrekar
Minister of Civil Supplies and Price Control
Water Resources
Archives & Archaeology
Art & Culture in the Goa Government
In office
2012 – 11 March 2017[1]
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2012 – 11 March 2017
Succeeded byVinoda Paliencar[2][3]
ConstituencySiolim
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2007–2012
ConstituencySiolim
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2002[4] – 2005 (disqualfiied)[5]
ConstituencySiolim
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1999[6] – 2002
ConstituencySiolim
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Dayanand Mandrekar was first elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly in the 1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election from the Siolim constituency as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[10] He retained the Siolim in the 2002, 2007 and 2012 Assembly elections. He was disqualified in 2005 by the Bombay High Court for holding an office of profit and the conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of India, as a result of which Mandrekar lost his office.[11]

The Bharatiya Janata Party led by Manohar Parrikar formed the government in Goa in 2002 after the Goa Legislative Assembly. Dayanand Mandrekar served as the Cabinet Minister in the government led by Parrikar from 3 June 2002 to 2 February 2005 and was allotted the portfolios of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services and Non-Conventional Source of Energy.[12][13] When the Bharatiya Janata Party regained power post the 2012 election, Mandrekar was inducted as a Cabinet Minister. He was allotted the portfolios of Water Resources, Civil Supplies & Price Control and At & Culture[14]

After Manohar Parrikar was appointed the Union Minister of Defence, Laxmikant Parsekar succeeded Parrikar as the Chief Minister of Goa. Mandrekar served as a Cabinet Minister in the government Laxmikant Parsekar and held the portfolios of Panchayats, Civil Supplies and Price Control, Water Resources, Archives & Archaeology and Art & Culture.[15][16][17] In a cabinet reshuffle held in October 2015, Mandrekar was stripped of the Panchayats portfolio and the same was allotted to Rajendra Arlekar.[18] Mandrekar expressed his displeasure stating that he was not consulted before discharging him of the Panchayat portfolio.[19] He stated that while he was not upset about the portfolio being taken away, he was unhappy because he was not consulted by the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar prior to the same.[20][21]

In December 2016, Mandrekar was allotted the portfolio of Archives and Archeology.[22]

Mandrekar also served as the Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Board.[23][24] He was the Chairman of the Goa Meat Complex Ltd. and a member of the North Goa Zilla Panchayat.[25]

He lost the 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election to Goa Forward Party's Vinoda Paliencar.[26][27]

Controversy

As the Art & Culture Minister he compared Nigerians to ‘cancer’ in Goa. He later apologized for his statement.[28][29]

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References
  1. http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/03/11/goa-chief-minister-laxmikant-parsekar-submits-resignation-to-gov/
  2. http://www.prudentmedia.in/politics/vinod-paliencar-of-goa-forward-wins-from-siolim.html
  3. http://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/1617/1617-49-SII-EOG-3.pdf#page=1113
  4. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_se2002_GA.pdf
  5. http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=817
  6. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReportof%20Goa-99.pdf
  7. http://www.hindustantimes.com/interactives/election-candidates-2017/goa/siolim/
  8. "Mandrekar backs panchayats opposing relocation of casinos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  9. "Dayanand Mandrekar (Winner) SIOLIM (NORTH GOA)". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  10. http://www.elections.in/goa/assembly-constituencies/2002-election-results.html
  11. http://www.oneindia.com/2007/01/18/sc-upholds-disqualification-of-2-goa-mlas-on-office-of-profit-1169191093.html
  12. http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/uploads/members/66_profile_Dmandrekar-12.pdf
  13. http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=1483
  14. http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?rnpageno=55&newsid=1968&catid=197
  15. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/goa-cm-parsekar-allocates-portfolios-114111501339_1.html
  16. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-goa-chief-minister-laxmikant-parsekar-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers-2035463
  17. http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?rnpageno=216&newsid=5426&catid=197
  18. http://www.navhindtimes.in/arlekar-gets-environment-panchayat-portfolios/
  19. http://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/Mandrekar-not-consulted-before-portfolio-reshuffle/amp_articleshow/49234920.cms
  20. http://www.navhindtimes.in/upset-over-manner-in-which-portfolio-taken-away-mandrekar/
  21. http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=6158
  22. http://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/1617/1617-36-SII-EOG-1.pdf
  23. http://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/0102/0102-4-SII-EOG-4.pdf
  24. Civil Supplies & Price Control
  25. http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/uploads/members/66_profile_Dmandrekar-12.pdf
  26. http://www.prudentmedia.in/politics/vinod-paliencar-of-goa-forward-wins-from-siolim.html
  27. http://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/1617/1617-49-SII-EOG-3.pdf#page=1113
  28. "GOA MINISTER DAYANAND MANDREKAR EQUATES NIGERIANS TO CANCER". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  29. "Goa minister Dayanand Mandrekar apologises for calling Nigerians a 'cancer'". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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