Balkrishna Prabhu

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Balkrishna Prabhu
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1989–1994
OccupationPolitician
Profession Agriculturist
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NicknameAshok Jairam

Balkrishna Ashok Prabhu (born 13 June 1942), also known as Ashok Jairam, is an Indian politician and agriculturist from Goa. He is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Valpoi Assembly constituency from 1989 to 1994. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early and personal life

Balkrishna Ashok Prabhu was born at Valpoi in Sattari (Goan Konkani : taluka) (English: sub-district ). He completed his primary studies in (Portuguese : Segundo Gravo) and further completed his schooling with a Secondary School Certificate. He also has a diploma in business correspondence. He is married to Suchita Prabhu, the couple has a son, Vishvesh Prabhu, [6] a businessperson who had unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election from the Valpoi Assembly constituency. [7]

Prabhu is a polyglot, he speaks English, Konkani, Marathi, Hindi and Portuguese. Some of his hobbies include sports such as football, cricket, kabaddi and badminton, classical music and social service. He is a member of the Bajrang Club and Kabaddi Welfare Board. Some of his special interests are organizing blood donation camps, medical and eye check ups, family planning camps and tournaments. [7]

Career

Prabhu contested in the 1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election from the Valpoi Assembly constituency on the Indian National Congress (INC) ticket, he emerged victorious by defeating Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party candidate, Baburao Harijirao Desai with a margin of 1,130 votes. [8] He was also elected unopposed as the Councillor of the Valpoi Municipality on 15 October 1989. He has also arranged seminars for his party workers. [3]

Prabhu then unsuccessfully contested the 1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency on the INC ticket, he lost to Narahari Haldankar, a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party with a margin of 958 votes. [3] Prabhu last unsuccessfully contested the 1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election from the same constituency as an Independent candidate, he lost to INC candidate, Venkatesh Desai with a margin of 2,219 votes. [2] [9]

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  1. ↑ "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 Statistical Report on General Elections, [year] to the Legislative Assembly of [name of State].: Goa, 1999. Election Commission of India. 1999.
  3. 1 2 3 Report on the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, and Sikkim Held in 1994: Statistical. Election Commission of India. 1995.
  4. ↑ Nave Parva (in Marathi). Māhitī a va Paryaṭana Sañcālanālaya, Governmentā, Damaṇa āṇi Dīva Sarakāra. 1989.
  5. ↑ List of Members of Electoral College for Presidential Election, 1992. The Commission. 1992.
  6. ↑ "Vishvesh Prabhu(Maharashtrawadi Gomantak):Constituency- VALPOI(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Biodata of Shri Balkrishna Ashok Prabhu" (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Valpoi (Goa) Election Results 2017, Winner, Runner-up and MLA Candidates". Elections in India. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Valpoi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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