Ramakant Dattaram Khalap (born 5 August 1946) is an Indian advocate and politician who served as the second Deputy Chief Minister of Goa from March to December 1990. He also served as a Member of Parliament, representing North Goa in the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998.

Early life Ramakant Khalap was born on 5 August 1946 in Mandrem, Portuguese India to a Marathi couple, Dattaram and Satyabhama Khalap. He worked as a school teacher and later as a college lecturer. After this, he completed a law degree.

Personal life

Khalap is a Maratha by caste. He is married to Nirmala Khalap and has three sons, Shriniwas (lawyer) married to Shraddha Khalap who contested the 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election on Aam Aadmi Party ticket from Mapusa constituency; Nikhilchandra (Civil engineer) married to Pratiksha (a doctor and clinical researcher by profession); and Ashwin (hotelier).Congressman Ramakant Khalap’s daughter-in-law gets AAP nomination for Goa polls

References

External links http://goalawcommission.gov.in/