Gurudas Kamat | |
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Member of the India Parliament for Mumbai North West | |
In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
Member of the India Parliament for Mumbai North East | |
In office 16 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ankola, Bombay State, India | 5 October 1954
Died | 22 August 2018 New Delhi, Delhi, India | (aged 63)
Political party | INC |
Spouse | Maharookh Gurudas Kamat |
Children | Dr. Sunil Kamat |
Website | gurudaskamat |
Gurudas Kamat (5 October 1954 – 22 August 2018) was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress (INC).
An advocate by profession, Kamat was a commerce graduate from R.A. Podar College, Mumbai[1] and has a law degree from the Government Law College, Mumbai.[2]
He was a Member of the Parliament for the Mumbai North West constituency of Maharashtra in 2009 and Mumbai North East constituency of Maharashtra in 1984, 1991, 1998 and 2004.[3] He served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs with additional charge of Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India during 2009 to 2011.[4] In July 2011, he resigned as minister.[5][6][7][8][9] In July 2013, Kamat was appointed General Secretary All India Congress Committee and given charge of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu[10] and was also appointed a member of the Congress Working Committee,[11] the highest decision making body of the Indian National Congress. In 2014, he lost the Lok Sabha Election.[12][13] In 2017, Kamat resigned from all positions that he held at the Indian National Congress.[14][15] Despite his insistence on resignation the Party continued to acknowledge him as the General Secretary of AICC.