Digambar Kamat

Digambar Kamat (born 8 March 1954) is an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 2007 to 2012.[1] Manohar Parikar succeeded him after his term as the Chief Minister of Goa.[2] From 2006 to 2019, he was the president of Swimming Federation of India.[3] Currently, he serves as an MLA from the Margao constituency. On 31st March 2022, he was appointed as a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee.[4]

Digambar Kamat
Leader of the Opposition,
Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
18 July 2019 – 31 March 2022
GovernorMridula Sinha
Satya Pal Malik
Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
(Additional charge)
P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Chief MinisterPramod Sawant
Preceded byChandrakant Kavlekar, INC
Succeeded byMichael Lobo
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1994
Preceded byAnanta Narcina Naik
ConstituencyMargao
11th Chief Minister of Goa
In office
8 June 2007 – 9 March 2012
Preceded byPratapsingh Rane
Succeeded byManohar Parrikar
Personal details
Born (1954-03-08) 8 March 1954
Margao, Goa, Portuguese India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Asha Kamat
Children2
Residence(s)Goa

Early life

Digambar was born in Margao. He holds a bachelor's degree in science (BSc).[5]

Political career

Digambar Vasantrao Kamat started his career as a member of Indian National Congress. In 1994, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party Coalition government. In 2005, he joined once again the Indian National Congress in support of Margao constituency voters' referendum choice. Kamat passed the baton of leadership on 6 March 2012, to a BJP majority government in the Goa Assembly Elections held in March 2012. He retained his Margao Constituency seat and continued until 2019 as elected legislative member of Margao Constituency. On 17th July 2019, Digambar Kamat was unanimously chosen a leader of opposition of Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Indian National Congress. In March 2022, he was once again elected as a legislative memeber of Margao Constituency.

Personal life

Digambar is married to Asha and has two children.

References
  1. "Congress's CM contender, Digambar Kamat set to win seventh term from Margao". The Indian Express. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. "Goa election results: Digambar Kamat resigns as Goa chief minister". The Times of India. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. "Kamat is new SFI president". The Hindu. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. "Congress appoints Digambar Kamat as permanent invitee to CWC". ThePrint. 1 April 2022.
  5. http://goavidhansabha.gov.in/downloads/8.pdf%5B%5D


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