27 Facts About Ramakant Khalap

Ramakant Dattaram Khalap was born on 5 August 1946 and is an Indian politician.

Ramakant Khalap was a member of the 11th Lok Sabha.

Ramakant Khalap was born on 5 August 1946 in Mandrem, Portuguese India to a Marathi couple, Dattaram and Satyabhama Khalap.

Ramakant Khalap worked as a school teacher and later as a college lecturer.

Bhaie, as Ramakant Khalap is affectionately known in Goa, served as in his role in the Mandrem Assembly seat six times, five of them consecutively and then once more after serving in the eleventh Lok Sabha.

Ramakant Khalap was considered the most popular leader of the common man of Goa after Bhau Bandodkar.

Ramakant Khalap has been Leader of Opposition of Goa Assembly, President of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Deputy Chief Minister of Goa, Finance Minister of Goa, Minister of Water Resources of Goa, Minister of Social Welfare Department of Goa, Minister for Information Technology and Deputy Chairman of the Goa State Planning Board.

Ramakant Khalap is Chairman of a Multi State Scheduled Co-operative Bank called The Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa.

Ramakant Khalap formed Bardez Bazaar, a consumers cooperative society to cater needs of consumers of Goa.

Ramakant Khalap is actively involved with Konkan Marathi Sahitya Parishad, Samrat Club, Gomantak Marathi Parishad and Kala Academy Goa.

Ramakant Khalap is a trustee of the Pravara Medical Trust which runs medical and other colleges at Pravaranagar, Maharashtra.

Ramakant Khalap was instrumental in forming the Konkan Railway Corporation and start the Konkan Railway along with Prof.

Ramakant Khalap successfully led the pro-railway agitation against the opposition to Konkan Railway in Goa.

When Ramakant Khalap became MP on the first day of the house itself in a speech on reference to the late President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Ramakant Khalap demanded that best remembrance for the late President would be completion of a Bridge at Dhargal on NH 17 whose foundation stone was laid by Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

All the Lok Sabha members were so impressed that Ramakant Khalap was successful in getting completion of two bridges, one on NH 17 at Dhargal and another one on Chapora river at Mandrem.

All the notable work of Goa in IT sector is due to Bhaie, even when he was in opposition, Ramakant Khalap secured interest of ordinary Goans in every field.

On language issue Ramakant Khalap is of the opinion that Marathi, Konkani with Davnagari script and Konkani with Roman script, all three should be official languages of Goa and that primary education should be in mother tongue with one paper of English.

Ramakant Khalap is a senior leader of Indian National Congress and a member of All India Congress Committee.

Ramakant Khalap is a GPCC Executive Committee member, member of Manifesto Implementation Committee and Spokesman of Goa Pradesh Congress.

Ramakant Khalap famously explained it to his supporters as 'Bachenge to aur ladenge'.

Ramakant Khalap is a freedom fighter who started his political career as an aid to other freedom fighters working for liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule.

Ramakant Khalap is considered a politician of old block, a non-corrupt principled politician.

Ramakant Khalap was the Chairman of the Goa State Law Commission with Cabinet Minister Rank.

Ramakant Khalap worked on amendment of Portuguese laws of Goa along with other members of the Law Commission.

Ramakant Khalap is the Founder Chairman of the International Arbitration Centre Goa.

Ramakant Khalap is married to Nirmala Khalap and has three sons, Shriniwas married to Shraddha Khalap who contested the 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election on Aam Aadmi Party ticket from Mapusa constituency; Nikhilchandra married to Pratiksha ; and Ashwin.

Ramakant Khalap has a granddaughter Anahita and 3 grandsons named Ojas, Jaikeshi and Om.