Dayanand Bandodkar

Indian politician (1911–1973)

Dayanand Bandodkar

Bandodkar in 1963

1st  Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu
In office
20 December 1963 – 2 December 1966
Preceded by| Office established
Succeeded by| President's rule
In office
5 April 1967 – 23 March 1972
Preceded by| President's rule
Succeeded by| Himself
In office
23 March 1972 – 12 August 1973
Preceded by| Himself
Succeeded by| Shashikala Kakodkar
Member of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly
In office
31 December 1964 – 1972
Preceded by| Vasant Velingkar
Succeeded by| Krishna Bandodkar
Constituency| Marcaim
In office
1972 – 12 August 1973
Preceded by| Anthony D'Souza
Succeeded by| Ramakant Khalap
Constituency| Mandrem
Personal details
Born|

Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar

(1911-03-12)12 March 1911
Pernem, Goa, Portuguese India
Died| 12 August 1973(1973-08-12) (aged 62)
Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India
Nationality|

*     * Portuguese
(until 1961)
* Indian (from 1961)

Political party| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (1963–1973)
Children| 5, including Shashikala Kakodkar
Relatives| Leena Chandavarkar (daughter-in-law)
Occupation| Politician
Nickname| Bhausaheb Bandodkar

Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar (12 March 1911 – 12 August 1973), also known as Bhausaheb Bandodkar,[1] was an Indian politician who served as the first Chief Minister of Goa, in the territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. Born in Pernem to a Marathi family who had immigrated from Tuljapur,[2][3] he became a wealthy mine owner following the Annexation of Goa.[4] He sought to merge the territory with the state of Maharashtra. He swept the polls in 1963, 1967 and in 1972 while representing the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP)[5] and remained in power until his death in 1973.[6]

## Attempt to merge Goa

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Bandodkar was a member of the Gomantak Maratha Samaj in Portuguese Goa.[7] His proposal to merge Goa with Maharashtra was met with stiff opposition from the native Goans. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India then offered him two options:[8]

1. To retain Goa's current status as a union territory.
2. To merge Goa into the neighboring state of Maharashtra and the other erstwhile Portuguese enclaves of Daman and Diu into the neighbouring state of Gujarat.

A law to conduct a referendum to decide the issue of merger or otherwise of Goa, Daman and Diu with Maharashtra/Gujarat was passed by both the houses of the Indian Parliament, the Lok Sabha (on 1 December 1966), and the Rajya Sabha (on 7 December 1966) and the same received the assent of the President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on 16 December 1966. An opinion poll was subsequently held on 16 January 1967 to decide the fate of the union territory which voted to retain its separate status by 34,021 votes.[9]

## Death

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Bandodkar died from a heart attack at Goa Medical College in Bambolim, Goa, while in office on 12 August 1973 at age 62[10] and was succeeded by his eldest daughter Shashikala Kakodkar. His only son Siddharth married the actress Leena Chandavarkar on 8 December 1975, but died at the age of 25, on 7 November 1976 due to a gunshot wound he had received on 18 December 1975.[11]

## Legacy

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Further information: Bandodkar Trophy

## References

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1. ^ "Parrikar pays tributes to Bhausaheb Bandodkar". United News of India. 12 August 2018.
2. ^ "Mining will stay in the doldrums". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
3. ^ Radhakrishnan, N. (1994). "Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar : The architect of modern Goa" (PDF). Goa University. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
4. ^ Karnik, D. B. (1994). Goa's Man of Destiny. pp. 3–4.3-4&rft.date=1994&rft.aulast=Karnik&rft.aufirst=D.+B.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Dayanand+Bandodkar" class="Z3988">
5. ^ "Remembering Dayanand Bandodkar - first CM of Goa". 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
6. ^ "Assemblywise Chief Ministers of Goa". Goa News. 20 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
7. ^ Goa world book review Archived 5 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ "History of Goa". Goa Central. Archived from the original on 11 January 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
9. ^ Pereira, Aaron (18 January 2019). "What is Goa's 'Opinion Poll Day'?". Indian Express.
10. ^ Team, Herald (9 March 2023). "The personal side of Bahusaheb Bandodkar". Herald Goa. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
11. ^ "Target Goa: Siddharth Bandodkar passed away too soon". Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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