Dayanand Bandodkar

Dayanand Bandodkar
Bandodkar in 1963
1st Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu
In office
20 December 1963 – 2 December 1966
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
5 April 1967 – 23 March 1972
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byHimself
In office
23 March 1972 – 12 August 1973
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byShashikala Kakodkar
Member of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly
In office
31 December 1964 – 1972
Preceded byVasant Velingkar
Succeeded byKrishna Bandodkar
ConstituencyMarcaim
In office
1972 – 12 August 1973
Preceded byAnthony D'Souza
Succeeded byRamakant Khalap
ConstituencyMandrem
Personal details
BornDayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar
(1911-03-12)12 March 1911
Died12 August 1973(1973-08-12) (aged 62)
Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India
PartyMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (1963–1973)
Children5, including Shashikala Kakodkar
RelativesLeena Chandavarkar (daughter-in-law)
OccupationPolitician
NicknameBhausaheb Bandodkar
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Dayanand Balkrishna "Bhausaheb" Bandodkar (12 March 1911 – 12 August 1973) was an Indian politician who served as the first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, holding the office from 1963 to 1973, with a gap of President's rule in late 1966. Born in Pernem to a Marathi family who had immigrated from Tuljapur in British India, He became a wealthy mine owner following the Annexation of Goa. He unsuccessfully sought to merge the union territory of Goa with the state of Maharashtra. Bandodkar swept the polls in 1963, 1967 and in 1972 while representing the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and remained in power until his death in 1973.