Gurudas Kamat
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| Constituency | Mumbai North East |
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| Born | 5 October 1954 North Kanara, Karnataka |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | Maharookh Gurudas Kamat |
| Children | 1 son Dr Sunil Kamat |
| Residence | Mumbai |
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Gurudas Kamat (born October 5, 1954) is an Indian politician. He is an advocate by profession. He is from the Indian National Congress. He has represented Mumbai North East constituency of Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha five times (1984, 1991, 1998 1999 and 2004).
He has an MBA degree and is a commerce graduate. He got married on May 11, 1981 and has a son. In 1976, he was awarded the Principal Wellingkar Trophy for the outstanding Student Award at the R.A. Podar College and in 1979 a fellow of Government Law College in Mumbai.
[edit] Positions held
- 1976-1980 - President, National Student's Union of India
- 1984 - Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
- 1984-1987 - President, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress
- 1987-1988 - President, Indian Youth Congress
- 1991 - Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
- 1997 - Vice President, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
- 1998 - Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
- 1998-99 - Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals
- 2003 - Elected as Mumbai Regional Congress Committee President. Heads the Mumbai City Congress
- 2004 - Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
- 2004-2005 Chairman, Standing Committee on Energy
- 2005 - Re-Elected as Mumbai Regional Congress Committee President
He has held membership in the following government agencies :
- Film Advisory Board of Film Censors, Government of India, 1980-84
- Central Purchases Advisory Council, Government of India, 1980-83
- Bombay Police Liaison Committee
- Bombay Telephones Advisory Committee
- National Shipping Board, 1985-89
[edit] External links
| Congress candidates for 2004 elections to the Lok Sabha from Mumbai |
| Milind Deora (Mumbai South) | Govinda (Mumbai North) | Gurudas Kamat (Northeast Mumbai) Eknath Gaikwad (North-Central Mumbai) | Sunil Dutt (North-West Mumbai) | Sachin Ahir (South-Central Mumbai) |
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