Suresh Amonkar

Suresh Kuso Amonkar (15 May 1952 – 6 July 2020) was an Indian politician.

Suresh Amonkar
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 2012–2017
Succeeded by	Post de-established
Constituency	Pale
Personal details
Born	Suresh Amonkar 15 May 1952 Amona, Goa
Died	6 July 2020 (aged 68)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Goa Suraksha Manch
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party
Father	Kuso Amonkar
Residence	Sanquelim, Goa
Education	M.B.B.S.
Alma mater	Goa Medical College
Profession	Medical Practitioner

He was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from Pale in the 1999 and 2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was Minister of Health, Social Welfare, and Labour & Employment in Francisco Sardinha cabinet from 1999 to 2000 then Minister of Health, Labour & Employment, and Factories and Boilers in First Manohar Parrikar cabinet.

He lost the 2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election to the Congress, he ran as an independent candidate in 2012 as the party had allotted the ticket to youth leader Pramod Sawant and he lost the election. He joined rebel RSS leaders Subhash Velingkar's Goa Suraksha Manch in November 2016 and was allotted Sanquelim seat in the 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election where he received 3,831 votes and came third.[1][2][3][4][5]

He died from COVID-19 in July 2020.[6]

References

1. "Ganesh Gaonkar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SANVORDEM(SOUTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
2. "Former minister Suresh Amonkar to return to BJP | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
3. "GSM with RSS is real BJP: Dr Amonkar (By: GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI)". Goa News.
4. "Former Goa minister Suresh Amonkar joins GSM". 31 October 2016.
5. "Suresh Amonkar: Ex-BJP minister Suresh Amonkar now joins GSMP | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
6. "Goa's former health minister Dr Suresh Amonkar loses battle against Covid-19". hindustantimes.com.