Pundalik Gaitonde

Pundalik Gaitonde
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1962–1963
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPeter Alvares
ConstituencyPanjim
Personal details
Born
Pundalik Dattatreya Gaitonde

(1913-07-03)3 July 1913
Borim, Goa, Portuguese India
Died13 November 1992(1992-11-13) (aged 79)
London, United Kingdom
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
(m. 1948)
OccupationSurgeon

Pundalik Dattatreya Gaitonde (3 July 1913 – 13 November 1992) was a surgeon from Goa and an active participant in the Goa liberation movement. Along with Antonio Colaco, Gaitonde was nominated by the President of India to the 3rd Lok Sabha in 1962 following the incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu into India on 19 December 1961.