Rajendra Arlekar

Rajendra Arlekar
राजेंद्र आर्लेकार
Former Minister Of
Forest
Environment
Panchayat
Government of Goa
Assumed office
1 October 2015 - 2017 [1]
Governor Dr. Mridula Sinha
Personal details
Born (1954-04-23) 23 April 1954
Panaji
Citizenship India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Anagha Arlekar
Relations Married
Children 2
Profession Politician
Designation Former Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Website http://www.rajendraarlekar.in

Rajendra Arlekar was a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa and a former speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Political career

Arelkar has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since his childhood. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1989.[2]

Rajendra Arlekar has served as the President of the Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also the General Secretary of the party's state unit and the President of the South Goa district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He contested the Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2007 from the same constituency but had to suffer defeat. Arlekar contested and won the Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2012 from the Pernem constituency,which was reserved for the Scheduled Castes.[3][4]

After the Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2012, Arlekar was sworn in as the Speaker of the State Legislature. During his term as the Speaker.

On 1 October 2015, he resigned as Speaker and was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister.[1] He was allotted the portfolios of Forest, Environment and Panchayat.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pernem MLA Rajendra Arlekar takes oath as minister - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "A reward for a 26-year loyalty - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Shri. Rajendra Arlekar - M.L.A - Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rajendra Arlekar elected Speaker of Goa Assembly". 20 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ↑ "Goa Cabinet reshuffle: Rajendra Arlekar to take over forest, environment ministries". 4 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2018 – via The Economic Times.
  6. ↑ "Not PWD, Parsekar gives Arlekar Forest, Panchayat". heraldgoa.in. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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