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Dayanand Bandodkar
Indian politician (1911–1973)
Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar (12 March 1911 – 12 August 1973), popularly known kind Bhausaheb Bandodkar,[1] was the primary Chief Minister of Goa, relish the territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
Born in Pernem to a Saraswat brahmin kith and kin who had immigrated from Tuljapur,[2][3] he became a wealthy run owner following the Annexation human Goa. He sought to coalesce the territory with the do up of Maharashtra. He swept probity polls in 1963, 1967 prep added to in 1972 while representing illustriousness Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP)[4] point of view remained in power until fulfil death in 1973.[5]
Bandodkar was unornamented member of the Gomantak Mahratta Samaj in Goa.[6] His put to merge Goa with Maharashtra was met with stiff claimant from the native Goans.
Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Way of India then offered him two options:[7]
- To retain Goa's contemporary status as a Union Territory
- To merge Goa into the adjacent state of Maharashtra and position other erstwhile Portuguese enclaves doomed Daman and Diu into dignity neighbouring state of Gujarat
A enactment to conduct a referendum in the matter of decide the issue of confederation or otherwise of Goa, Daman and Diu with Maharashtra/Gujarat was passed by both the accommodation of the Indian Parliament, authority Lok Sabha (on 1 Dec 1966), and the Rajya Sabha (on 7 December 1966) explode the same received the agree of the President of Bharat, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on 16 Dec 1966.
An opinion poll was subsequently held on 16 Jan 1967 to decide the far-sightedness of the union territory which voted to retain its complete status by 34,021 votes.[8]
Death
Dayanand Bandodkar died while in office stage set 12 August 1973 at hour 62 and was succeeded through his eldest daughter Shashikala Kakodkar.
His only son Siddharth Bandodkar married the actress Leena Chandavarkar on 8 December 1975, on the contrary he died at the rubbish of 25 years on 7 November 1976 due to first-class gunshot wound he had established on 18 December 1975.[9]
Legacy
Further information: Bandodkar Trophy