Suresh Amonkar

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

Suresh Amonkar
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 1999–2007
Preceded by	Malik Sadanand Uttam
Succeeded by	Gurudas Gauns
Constituency	Pale
Personal details
Born	Suresh Amonkar (1952-05-15)15 May 1952 Amona, Goa, Portuguese India
Died	6 July 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 68) Panaji, Goa, India
Party	Goa Suraksha Manch
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)	Sanquelim, Goa
Education	M.B.B.S.
Alma mater	Goa Medical College
Profession	Medical Practitioner

Career

Amonkar 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.^{[citation needed]}

Amonkar lost the 2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election to the Congress Candidate Gurudas Gauns,^[1][2] he ran as an independent candidate in 2008 By-Election after Gurudas Gawas death as the party had allotted the ticket to youth leader Pramod Sawant and he lost the election to Gurudas Gawas brother Pratap Prabhakar Gauns. 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.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Death

Amonkar died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India on 6 July 2020.^[8]