Swati Kerkar

Swati Shridhar Kerkar is an Indian social activist and politician. She is a member of Indian National Congress party.[1]

Early life

She is the daughter of Goan freedom fighter Sridhar Kerkar.[2]

Career

She contested Lok Sabha election 2014 from South Goa of Goa for Aam Aadmi Party.[3] Later she resigned from AAP.[4] She played key roles in agitations that got rid of 18 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Goa; the agitation against the white elephant airport at Mopa; the Goa Bachao Andolan which revolutionized village level land use planning through the Regional Plan 2021; India Against Corruption, the Goan Farmer's Union and the Goan Women's Voice.[5]

She was the only woman who contested Lok Sabha polls in Goa in 2014. She is vice-president of Goa Suraksha Manch.[6]

References
  1. "Congress terms its manifesto realistic, calls BJP's 'jhumla'". The Times of India. 29 January 2017.
  2. "Meet the lone woman Lok Sabha candidate in Goa" (1 April 2014). Tehelka. Press Trust of India.
  3. "Meet the lone woman Lok Sabha candidate in Goa". Tehelka. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. "Kerkar resigns from AAP". Heraldgoa.in. 14 January 2016.
  5. "Firebrand activist raises hope in Goa". Deccan Chronicle. 7 April 2014.
  6. "BBSM launches its political outfit to defeat BJP". The Navhind Times. 2 October 2016.


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