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Vijai Sardesai Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth4 June 1970

Age54 Years (as of 2024)

BirthplaceBuenos Aires, Argentina

ProfessionReal Estate Businessman

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseUsha Sardesai

FamilyDaughter - Urvi Sardesai; Father - Jaivant Sardesai; Mother - Laxmibai Sardesai

Net worth₹14.75 Crores

Vijai Sardesai Biography

Vijai Jaivant Sardesai is an Indian politician, real estate businessman and leader of the Goa Forward Party. A member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from

Early life and background

Vijai Jaivant Sardesai was born on 4 June 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is the son of Jaivant Sardesai, an entomologist who served with the United Nations, and Laxmibai (née Mogabi) Sardesai. Raised with ties to Goa, his hometown is Madgaon. He completed a B.Sc. in Agriculture in 1992 from Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri.

Career

Sardesai entered public life through student politics, serving as chairman of the Goa University Students Council. He later moved into mainstream party politics, beginning his career with the Indian National Congress and serving as president of the Goa Pradesh Youth Congress. He was also co-opted as a councillor of the Margao Municipal Council.

Denied a Congress ticket for the 2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election, Sardesai contested the Fatorda seat as an independent candidate and won. He went on to help launch the Goa Forward Party on 25 January 2016. Although he initially remained outside the party organization because of anti-defection constraints, he formally joined Goa Forward on 16 January 2017 and stood as the party’s candidate in the 2017 Assembly elections. The party contested only four seats in that election and won three of them.

After the 2017 election, Sardesai was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the Goa government led by Manohar Parrikar on 14 March 2017. While in the cabinet, he held portfolios that included Town and Country Planning, Agriculture, Archives and Archaeology, and Factories and Boilers. Sardesai represents the Fatorda assembly constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly and is identified with the Goa Forward Party. Professionally outside politics, he is described as a real estate businessman.

Public profile

Sardesai’s political path includes periods of association with multiple national parties; he has been linked earlier with the Indian National Congress and with the Bharatiya Janata Party before becoming a Goa Forward leader. His political journey has involved rivalry and later cooperation with prominent state figures. He has been a vocal supporter of installing a statue of Jack de Sequeira at the Porvorim complex, recognizing Sequeira’s role in Goa’s statehood.

Personal life

Vijai Sardesai is married to Usha Sardesai. The couple have a daughter, Urvi Sardesai. His listed siblings include sisters Savita Karekar and the late Madhavi Karekar. His listed religion is Hinduism and his food preference is non-vegetarian. Physical descriptions in public records note brown eyes and black hair.

Assets and finances

Publicly available declarations filed for the 2015–16 financial year list salary, movable and immovable assets, and vehicles. Vehicles recorded include an Innova (2014 model) and an Audi (2013 model). The 2015–16 records indicate cash, bank deposits, securities, jewellery and a residential plot among movable and immovable assets. An approximate net worth figure is provided in those disclosures.

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Recent Work

Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly (Fatorda)

Represents the Fatorda constituency; contested 2017 Assembly election as a Goa Forward Party candidate and won.

2017
Cabinet Minister, Government of Goa

Sworn in on 14 March 2017; held portfolios including Town and Country Planning, Agriculture, Archives and Archaeology, and Factories and Boilers.

2017
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Career Highlights

  1. Chairman, Goa University Students Council
  2. President, Goa Pradesh Youth Congress
  3. Elected MLA from Fatorda (as independent in 2012)
  4. Founder/leader of Goa Forward Party; joined formally in January 2017
  5. Cabinet minister in Goa government from March 2017
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Net Worth

₹14.75 Crores

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

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