1. Pramod Pandurang Sawant was born on Pramod Panduronga Sawant; 24 April 1973 and is an Indian politician and ayurveda medical practitioner who has served as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa since March 2019.
10 Facts About Pramod Sawant
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Pramod Sawant represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2012.
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Pramod Sawant is the longest continuous serving Chief Minister of Goa.
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Pramod Sawant obtained a Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery degree from the Ganga Education Society's Ayurvedic Medical College in Kolhapur and a postgraduate degree of Master of Social Work from the Tilak Maharashtra University at Pune.
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Pramod Sawant contested the 2012 assembly election from Sanquelim constituency.
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Pramod Sawant won the constituency by 14,255 votes defeating Pratap Prabhakar Gauns of the Indian National Congress.
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Pramod Sawant served as the spokesperson of the Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party for a brief period of time.
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Pramod Sawant was elected by the Legislative Assembly afterwards and later he was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March 2019.
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On 28 May 2005, Pramod Sawant married Sulakshana, a teacher of chemistry at the Shri Shantadurga Higher Secondary School in Bicholim.
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Pramod Sawant is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and currently the President of the Goa unit of the BJP Mahila Morcha.