Swati Kerkar


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

Early life

She is the daughter of Goan freedom fighter Sridhar Kerkar.

Career

She contested Lok Sabha election 2014 from South Goa of Goa for Aam Aadmi Party. Later she resigned from AAP. She played key roles in agitations that got rid of 18 Special Economic Zones 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.
She was the only woman who contested Lok Sabha polls in Goa in 2014. She is vice-president of Goa Suraksha Manch.