Vasant Velingkar

Vasant C. Velingkar^[d] was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and goldsmith who was a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Marcaim Assembly constituency from 1963 to March 1964. He was a member of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.^[1][2]

Vasant Velingkar
Official portrait, 1963
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 11 December 1963 – 30 March 1964
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Dayanand Bandodkar
Constituency	Marcaim
Majority	6,924 (83.26%)[a]
Personal details
Born	Vasant C. Velingkar Goa, Portuguese India, Portuguese Empire (now in India)
Died	Unknown[b]
Political party	Janata Party[c]
Other political affiliations	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (1963–1977)
Occupation	Politician freedom fighter goldsmith

Career

Velingkar contested in the 1963 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election from the Marcaim Assembly constituency on the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) ticket and emerged victorious by defeating Indian National Congress candidate by 5,800 votes.^[3] He served for about three months and later resigned his office on 31 March 1964 for Dayanand Bandodkar.^[4] Following this a by-election was held within the constituency which resulted in Bandodkar taking charge of the Marcaim constituency, enabling him to later run for the chief ministerial seat in Goa.^{[citation needed]}

Velingkar then unsuccessfully contested in the 1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency on the Janata Party ticket, he lost to MGP candidate Krishna Bandodkar by a margin of 4,606 votes. He along with his associates were also active in the Goa liberation movement.^[5]

Notes

1. the majority votes polled may or may not be of Dayanand Bandodkar.
2. died prior to 1990.
3. joined in c. 1977 to probably until death.
4. also probably known as Vassant Madhu Velingkar according to .