A. K. S. Usgaonkar Explained

A. K. S. Usgaonkar
Birth Name:Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar
Birth Date:15 September 1928
Birth Place:Khanapur, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Office1:Member of Vidhan sabha, Goa
Office2:Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha, Goa
Termstart2:15 January 1964
Termend2:28 March 1966
Successor2:Mamdali Jiwani
Predecessor2:established
Party:Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Predecessor1:constituency established
Constituency1:Pale
Termstart1:1963
Termend1:1977
Successor1:Laxmikant Surlikar
Alma Mater:Peoples High School, Panaji
Death Place:Bambolim, Goa, India
Children:Varsha Usgaonkar (daughter)
Spouse:Manikabai

Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar (15 September 1928 – 16 June 2020)[1] was an Indian politician who served as the leader of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. He served as cabinet rank minister in the Shashikala Kakodkar ministry of Goa, Daman and Diu from 13 August 1977 to 27 April 1979. Prior to that, Usgaonkar was deputy minister in the Dayanand Bandodkar ministry and was also deputy speaker of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly.

Usgaonkar secured victory in the Pale Assembly Election of 1967, garnering a total of 5671 votes.[2]

Personal life

He lived in the Miramar beach area in Panaji.

Usgaonkar's daughter Varsha Usgaonkar is a noted film actress.[3]

Death

Usgaonkar died after a long illness at the Goa Medical College in Bambolim on 16 June 2020.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goa Legislative Assembly . 2022-09-15 . www.goavidhansabha.gov.in.
  2. Web site: A K S Usgaonkar, Pale Assembly Elections 1967 LIVE Results Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties Latest News, Articles & Statistics LatestLY.com . 2023-07-05 . LatestLY . en.
  3. Web site: Goa's emerald eyed 'Sridevi'. www.navhindtimes.in. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102211943/http://www.navhindtimes.in/iexplore/goa-s-emerald-eyed-sridevi. 2014-01-02.
  4. News: वर्षा उसगावकर यांचे वडिल अन् गोव्याचे माजी मंत्री अच्युत उसगावकर यांचे निधन . 16 June 2020 . Lokmat . 16 June 2020 . . mr-IN.