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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =  Digambar Kamat
| image = Digambar Kamat.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|3|8}}
| birth_place = [[Margao]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]
| residence    = Goa
| office1      = [[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Leader of the Opposition,<br> Goa Legislative Assembly]] 
| term_start1  = 18 July 2019 
| term_end1    =
|governor1=[[Mridula Sinha]]<br>[[Satya Pal Malik]]<br>[[Bhagat Singh Koshiyari]]<br>{{small|''(Additional charge)''}}<br>[[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]
|1blankname1=Chief Minister
|1namedata1=[[Pramod Sawant]]
| predecessor1 = [[Chandrakant Kavlekar]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]] 
| office2 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Goa|11th]] [[Chief Minister of Goa]]
| constituency2 =
| term_start2 = 8 June 2007
| term_end2 = 9 March 2012
| predecessor2 = [[Pratapsingh Rane]]
| successor2 = [[Manohar Parrikar]]
| office3 = [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency3 = [[Margao (Goa Assembly constituency)|Margao]]
| term_start3 = 1994
| term_end3 = 
| predecessor3 = [[Ananta Narcina Naik]]
| successor3 = 
| children = 2
| spouse  = Asha Kamat
}}

'''Digambar Kamat''' (born 8 March 1954) is an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of [[Goa]] from June 2007 to March 2012. Manohar Parikar succeeded him after his term as the Chief Minister of Goa.<ref name=a1>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-election-results-Digambar-Kamat-resigns-as-Goa-chief-minister/articleshow/12162852.cms |title=Goa election results: Digambar Kamat resigns as Goa chief minister |date=6 March 2012 |accessdate=6 March 2012 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Since 2006, he has been the president of [[Swimming Federation of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamat is new SFI president|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/kamat-is-new-sfi-president/article3118639.ece|accessdate=21 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=13 June 2006}}</ref> Currently, he serves as the Leader of Opposition in [[Goa Legislative Assembly]].

==Early life==
Digambar was born in [[Margao]]. He holds a bachelor's degree in science (BSc).<ref>http://goavidhansabha.gov.in/downloads/8.pdf{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Political career==
Digambar Vasantrao Kamat started his career as a member of Indian National Congress. In 1994, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Coalition government. In 2005, he joined once again the Indian National Congress in support of Margao constituency voters' referendum choice. He was the sole stable choice to lead the state as Chief Minister for a full term of 2007-2012. Kamat passed the baton of leadership on 6 March 2012, to a  BJP majority government in the Goa Assembly Elections held in March 2012. He retained his Margao Constituency seat and continued until 2019 as elected legislative member of Margao Constituency. On 17th July 2019, Digambar Kamat was unanimously chosen a leader of opposition of Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Indian National Congress. He is an ardent lover of swimming and badminton.

==Personal life==

Digambar is married to Asha and has two children Dipali and Yogiraj.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://digambarkamat.in/ Official Website Shri. Digambar Kamat]
*[http://oheraldo.in/node/26839?PHPSESSID=018268275ccf167bdf8764f020e37d9c MGP withdraws support; Victoria quits]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070622012603/http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/profile.php?memberid=8 Shri. Digambar Kamat]

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  before=[[Pratapsing Rane]]|
  title=[[Chief Minister of Goa]]|
  years=2007–2012|
  after=[[Manohar Parrikar]]
}}
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