Name Mohanbhai Delkar Role Indian Politician | Residence Dadra and Nagar Haveli | |
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Preceded by Sitaram Jivyabhai Gavli Constituency Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Lok Sabha constituency) Born 19 December 1962 (age 61)
Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli ( 1962-12-19 ) Children Abhinav Delkar and 1 daughter Spouse Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar (m. 1989) | ||
Succeeded by Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel | ||
Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar (born 19 December 1962) is an Indian politician and presently, a member of the Indian National Congress.
Political career
Delkar started his career as a trade union leader in Silvassa and fought for the rights of tribal people working in different factories here. Later, he started Adivasi Vikas bhai Sangathan for the tribals in 1985. In 1989, he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Dadra and Nagar Haveli constituency as an independent candidate. In 1991 and 1996 he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha as an Indian National Congress candidate from the same constituency. In 1998, he was again elected to the Lok Sabha as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the same constituency. In 1999 and 2004, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha as an indpependent and the Bharatiya Navshakti Party (BNP) candidate respectively. On 4 February 2009, he re-joined the Indian National Congress.