Manju Naik Gaonkar

Manju Balkrishna Naik Gaonkar (9 September 1931 – 15 February 2001) was an Indian politician from Goa. He was a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Canacona Assembly constituency from 1967 to 1972. He also served as the Deputy speaker in the Goa Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1971.^[1][2][3]

Manju Naik Gaonkar
Official portrait in 1967
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office March 1967 – 1972
Preceded by	Ganba Desai
Succeeded by	Ganba Desai
Constituency	Canacona
Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 18 April 1967 – 25 March 1971
Preceded by	Mamdali Jiwani
Succeeded by	Shaba Desai
Personal details
Born	Manju Balkrishna Naik Gaonkar (1931-09-09)9 September 1931 Kanakona, Goa, Portuguese India
Died	15 February 2001(2001-02-15) (aged 69) Canacona, Goa, India
Political party	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (1967–1972)
Spouse	Kamala Gaonkar
Alma mater	Rani Parvati Devi College of Arts & Commerce, Belgaum Karnataka University (B.A.)
Committees	Business Advisory Rules Privileges Public Accounts Library

Early and personal life

Manju Balkrishna Naik Gaonkar was born at Kanacona, Goa (now Canacona). He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Karnataka University, he was also an alumnus of Rani Parvati Devi College of Arts & Commerce, Belgaum. Gaonkar was also a polyglot and spoke Marathi, Portuguese, English and Hindi. He was married to Kamala Gaonkar and resided at Nagarcem, Canacona, Goa.^[1]

Positions held

• Member of the Business Advisory Committee, 1967
• Member of the Rules Committee, 1967
• Chairman of the Privileges Committee, 1967
• Chairman of Public Accounts Committee, 1971–72
• Member of Rules Committee, 1971–72
• Member of Library Committee, 1971–72