Manohar Ajgaonkar

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| name = Manohar Ajgaonkar

| birth_name = Manohar Trimbak Ajgaonkar

| image = Manohar Ajgaonkar in 2017.jpg

| caption = Ajgaonkar in 2017

| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1954|11|06|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Margoa, Goa, Portuguese India

| residence = Margoa, Goa

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| office1 = Deputy Chief Minister of Goa | 1blankname1 = Portfolio | 1namedata1 = Minister for Tourism, Sports and Printing and Stationery

| constituency1 = Pernem

| term_start1 = 28 March 2019

| term_end1 = 10 March 2022

| predecessor1 = Sudin Dhavalikar

| successor1 = incumbent

| nationality = Indian

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

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• Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
• Indian National Congress

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| father = Trimbak Ajgoankar

| education = 10th Pass

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| profession = Business

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Manohar Trimbak Ajgaonkar (born 6 November 1954) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ajgaonkar is a first term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly in 2007 from the Dhargalim constituency in Pernem.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Another-jolt-to-Congress-Now-Babu-Azgaonkar-to-join-MGP/articleshow/56042565.cms | title=Another jolt to Congress: Now, Babu Azgaonkar to join MGP | date=18 December 2016 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=2 September 2019 }}[http://www.myneta.info/goa2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=3 My neta]{{Cite web |title=Sopte quits BJP, joins Cong with Patanekar (By: GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI) |url=http://m.goanews.com/news_details.php?id=1690 |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Goa News}}

He started his career with Indian National Congress. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2002 and won the seat. He returned to Indian National Congress in 2007 and retained the seat. He joined Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party in 2017. He also declared his candidature from Pernem constituency in North Goa.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/babu-joins-mgp-to-contest-from-pernem/articleshow/56054941.cms Babu joins MGP to contest from Pernem]

Ajgaonkar and Pauskar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2019 thus minimizing Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party to one seat in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Ajgaonkar was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Goa.{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2019-03-28 |title=Goa: Manohar Ajgaonkar appointed deputy chief minister days after he quit MGP and joined BJP |url=https://scroll.in/latest/918154/goa-manohar-ajgaonkar-appointed-deputy-chief-minister-days-after-he-quit-mgp-and-joined-bjp |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}