12 Facts About Gurudas Kamat

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Gurudas Kamat was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress.

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Gurudas Kamat was a Member of the Parliament for the Mumbai North West constituency of Maharashtra in 2009 and Mumbai North East constituency of Maharashtra in 1984,1991,1998 and 2004.

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Gurudas Kamat served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs with additional charge of Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India during 2009 to 2011.

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In July 2013, Gurudas Kamat was appointed General Secretary All India Congress Committee and given charge of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and was appointed a member of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision making body of the Indian National Congress.

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In 2017, Gurudas Kamat resigned from all positions that he held at the Indian National Congress.

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Gurudas Kamat started his political career as a student leader in 1972.

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Gurudas Kamat was appointed the President of Mumbai Congress in 2003.

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8.

In 1982, Gurudas Kamat represented the Indian Youth Congress at International Convention in Bucharest, Romania.

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In 1986, Gurudas Kamat represented International Youth Festival in Moscow and USSR.

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Gurudas Kamat represented the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, at the UN Convention at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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In 1981, Gurudas Kamat married Maharookh Gurudas Kamat with whom he has one son, Sunil, who is a doctor, an intensivist and a Fellow at Sloan Kettering Memorial, New York City.

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Gurudas Kamat died at a private hospital in New Delhi on 22 August 2018 following a heart attack.