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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Amrut Kansar<br />
| image = Amrut Kansar.png<br />
|birth_date = {{circa}} 1950<br />
| birth_name = Amrut Shivram Kansar<br />
|birth_place = [[Bicholim]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]<br />
|death_date = 11 September 2017<br />
|death_place = [[Goa Medical College]]<br />
| party = [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]]<br />
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|spouse = <br />
|children = <br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start = March 1977<br />
| term_end = August 1979<br />
| predecessor = [[Purushottam Kakodkar]]<br />
| successor = [[Sanyogita Rane]]<br />
| constituency = [[North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)|North Goa]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Amrut Shivram Kansar''' ({{circa}} 1950 – 11 September 2017) was an Indian politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] representing the [[North Goa Lok Sabha constituency]] from 1977 to 1979.<ref name="PDDoubleEngine24">{{Cite book |last=Prabhudesai |first=Sandesh |author-link=Sandesh Prabhudesai |title=Double Engine: History of Goa Lok Sabha Elections |date=March 2024 |publisher=goanews.com |isbn=9-789358-985627 |pages=44-45,133}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Kansar was born in Bicholim and completed a Masters of Law in [[Poona]].<ref name="ToI_Friend_17">{{Cite news |date=2017-09-16 |title=My talented friend Kansar and his unfulfilled dreams |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/my-talented-friend-kansar-and-his-unfulfilled-dreams/articleshow/60704886.cms |access-date=2026-05-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
In March 1977, Kansar represented the [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]] (MGP) and was chosen as the Member of Parliament for the [[North Goa Lok Sabha constituency]]. He polled 66,933 votes, which was 44% of the vote share and was a lead of 11,066 votes over [[Purushottam Kakodkar]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="PDDoubleEngine24" /><br />
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As a parliamentarian, Kansar raised several important issues affecting Goans like the local bonded labour system, the Mokasso system in Sattari and spread of diseases like [[tuberculosis]] due to pollution from mining. He also forced the Central Government to make public the report on the mortality of fish which was caused by pollution from the Zuari Agro Chemicals factory in Goa. He was then 30-years old, and these actions of his upset [[Shashikala Kakodkar]], the then leader of the MGP.<ref name="PDDoubleEngine24" /> <br />
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Kansar was thus a strong advocate of the Bahujan Samaj and participated in programmes of the Rashtra Seva Dal. The ''[[Times of India]]'' describes him as being [[socialist]].<ref name="ToI_Friend_17" /><br />
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Kansar contested the [[1984 Lok Sabha election]] as an Independent candidate and lost, polling only 4% of the votes. He later contested the [[1996 Lok Sabha election]], representing the Congress, losing after polling 38% of the votes.<ref name="PDDoubleEngine24" /><br />
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==Legal career==<br />
Kansar published his own magazine, ''Sarita''. He was successful as a lawyer, eventually becoming a High Court lawyer. He also worked against the caste system in Goa. He was an expert in constitutional law, Portuguese law, Uniform Civil Code in Goa and laws related to temples, mundkar and tenancy. He won cases for the people of Madkai and Poriem.<ref name="ToI_Friend_17" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
Kansar died on 11 September 2017 at the [[Goa Medical College and Hospital]]. He lived in St Cruz and his funeral was held on 12 September.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2017 |title=Ex MP and senior advocate Amrut Kansar no more |url=https://www.thegoan.net//ex-mp-and-senior-advocate-amrut-kansar-no-more/36570.html |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=The Goan EveryDay |language=en}}</ref><br />
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