Vaikunth Desai

{{short description|Indian politician and teacher (born 1942)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Vaikunth Desai

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| birth_name = Vaikunt Givind Desai

| birth_place = Quepem, Goa, Portuguese India

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|5|25|df=y}}

| office1 = Member of Goa Legislative Assembly

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Teacher

| office2 = Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly

| constituency1 = Quepem

| term_start2 = 22 January 1980

| term_end2 = 7 January 1985

| predecessor1 = Dhulo Kuttikar

| predecessor2 = Makanbhai Bhathela

| successor2 = Shamjibhai Solanki

| successor1 = Prakash Velip

| term_start1 = 1977

| term_end1 = 1989

| education = Fifth grade of Lyceum

| alma_mater = {{plainlist|

• Infant Jesus High School, Cuncolim
• S.P.C. College, Margao
• Nirmala Institute, Panaji (B.Sc)
• Tilak College Of Education, Pune}} (M.Ed)

| party = Indian National Congress (1977–1989)

| residence = Margao, Goa, India

| cabinet = Minister{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHpuAAAAMAAJ&q=Vaikunth+Desai+Quepem|title=Cabinet Government in Goa, 1961-1993: A Chronicled Analysis of 30 Years of Government and Politics in Goa|first=Aureliano|last=Fernandes|date=26 October 1997|publisher=Maureen & Camvet Publishers|via=Google Books}}

| committees = {{plainlist|

• Block Advisory
• Library
• Privileges
• Seine Operators
• Mechanised Boat Owners
• Tribal Sub-plan
• Education Bill
• Pollution
• Welfare Fund Bill}}

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Vaikunth Givind Desai (born 25 May 1942) is an Indian politician and teacher from Goa.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6tobAQAAMAAJ&q=Vaikunth+Desai |title=Productivity News |date=1987 |publisher=National Productivity Council of India. |language=en}} He is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Quepem Assembly constituency from 1977 to 1989.{{Cite book |last=Naik |first=Datta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=seEyAAAAIAAJ&q=Vaikunth+Desai |title=Laying the Ground for Communal Riots--? |date=1987 |publisher=Saungadi Prakashan |language=en}} He also served as a Deputy speaker{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HbvoAAAAMAAJ&q=Vaikunth+Desai |title=Goa Today |date=1982 |publisher=Goa Publications |language=en}} from 1980 to 1985 in the Goa Legislative Assembly.{{Cite web |title=Goa Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member_detail.php?mem_id=132 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.goavidhansabha.gov.in}}{{Cite web |author=Johnny M.|date=31 Jan 2017 |title=Will it be Babu or Velip to break the jinx and capture Quepem? {{!}} Goa News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/will-it-be-babu-or-velip-to-break-the-jinx-and-capture-quepem/articleshow/56881130.cms |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=10 May 2002 |title=Sirsat, Vaikunth quit parties {{!}} undefined News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sirsat-vaikunth-quit-parties/articleshow/9498843.cms |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Goa Legislative Assembly {{!}} Former Deputy Speakers |url=https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/former-deputy-speakers.php |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.goavidhansabha.gov.in}}