Gurudas Kamat Politician
Gurudas Kamat (born 5 October 1954) is an Indian politician. Member of Parliament elected from Mumbai North East constituency in 2009. He is an advocate by profession. He is from the Indian National Congress. He has represented Mumbai North East constituency of Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha five times (1984, 1991, 1998, 2004, and 2009).He has an MBA degree and is a commerce graduate. He got married on 11 May 1981 and has a son. In 1976, he was awarded the Principal Wellingkar Trophy for the outstanding Student Award at the R.A. Podar College and in 1979 a fellow of Government Law College in Mumbai. He served as the Minister of State for Home affairs with additional charge of Information Technology and Communications Ministry, Government of India during 2009 to 2011. In July 2011 he resigned as minister.