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Pramod Sawant – Indian politician and Ayurveda Medical Practitioner

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• June 5, 2023March 23, 2024

Pramod Sawant – Indian politician and Ayurveda Medical Practitioner

Pramod Sawant or Dr. Pramod Pandurang Sawant is an Indian politician and Ayurvedic doctor. He is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Goa since 2019.

He represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2012.

Pramod Sawant – Background and Schooling

Pramod Sawant was born on April 24, 1973 to Pandurang and Padmini Sawant. He completed his studies at the Ganga Education Society’s Ayurvedic Medical College in Kolhapur, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Ayurveda, Medicine, and Surgery.

He later pursued a postgraduate degree in Master of Social Work from Tilak Maharashtra University in Pune.

Pramod Sawant – Political Journey

Sawant began his political journey by running as a candidate for the Pale Constituency by-election in 2008 under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket.

However, he was not successful and lost to Pratap Prabhakar Gauns of the Indian National Congress.

In the 2012 assembly election, Sawant contested from the Sanquelim constituency and emerged victorious, securing 66.02% of the votes, with a margin of 14,255 votes.

He defeated Pratap Prabhakar Gauns from the Indian National Congress. Additionally, he briefly served as the spokesperson of the BJP in Goa.

Sawant was re-elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from the same constituency in 2017, defeating Dharmesh Saglani from the Indian National Congress with 43.04% of the votes (a margin of 10,058 votes). On March 22, 2017, he was elected as the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly.

Pramod Sawant – Chief Minister of Goa

After the passing of Manohar Parrikar, the position of Chief Minister of Goa became vacant. Pramod Sawant was chosen by the Legislative Assembly to fill the role, and he took the oath as the 13th Chief Minister of Goa on March 19, 2019.

Pramod Sawant – Personal life

Sawant belongs to the Maratha caste. He is married to Sulakshana, who works as a chemistry teacher at Shri Shantadurga Higher Secondary School in Bicholim.

Sulakshana is actively involved in politics and holds a leadership position in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Currently, she serves as the President of the Goa unit of BJP Mahila Morcha.

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