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Velim Assembly Constituency
Velim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Velim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency and includes villages and towns like Velim, Assolna, Ambelim, Chinchinim and Sao Jose de Areal. Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly Election results 2022 : 2017 See also * List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly * South Goa district South Goa district is one of two districts that comprises the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, whil ... References External links * {{coord, 15.16, 73.96, display=title South Goa district Assembly constituencies of Goa ...
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Goa Legislative Assembly
The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly consists of 40 members. The assembly is in charge of the budget, the Assembly appropriates money for social programs, agricultural development, infrastructure development, etc. It is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes. History Following the end of Portuguese rule in 1961, Goa was placed under military administration headed by Lieutenant General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth as Lieutenant-Governor. On 8 June 1962, military rule was replaced by civilian government when the Lieutenant-Governor nominated an informal Consultative Council of 29 nominated members to assist him in the administration of the territory. The first Council met on 24 September 1962 in a meeting open to the public. The Assembly first convened on 9 January 1964 in the Secretariat building (Ad ...
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1994 Goa Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Goa on 16 November 1994 to elect all 40 members of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Results Elected members References {{Goa elections State Assembly elections in Goa Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
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None Of The Above
"None of the above" (NOTA), or none for short, also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting "No" on ballot questions. It must be contrasted with " abstention", in which a voter does not cast a ballot. Entities that include "None of the Above" on ballots as standard procedure include India ("None of the above"), Indonesia (, "empty box"), Greece (, white), the U.S. state of Nevada (None of These Candidates), Ukraine (, "against all"), Belarus, Spain (, "white vote"), North Korea, and Colombia (). Russia had such an option on its ballots (, "against all") until it was abolished in 2006. Bangladesh introduced this option (, "no vote") in 2008. Pakistan introduced this option on ballot papers for the 2013 P ...
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Savio Rodrigues
Savio Oliver Ignatius Rodrigues (born 31 July 1976) is an Indian journalist, writer, entrepreneur, and politician based in Velim, Goa. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Goa Chronicle'', a news portal. Rodrigues is a Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa (BJP) leader and former BJP state spokesperson representing the Velim Assembly constituency. Early life Savio Oliver Ignatius Rodrigues was born on 31 July 1976 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Ignatius Rosario Rodrigues into a Christian family of Hindu ancestry. He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (B.A LL.B) (first year) from Government Law College, Mumbai in 2000. Rodrigues has also completed an online course from Harvard University on the subjects, religion, conflict, and peace and was also pursuing a 7-course program on "World Religions Through Their Scriptures" from the same university in 2022. Career Rodrigues began his career at the age of 20 in the fields of journalism, communications and entrep ...
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2017 Goa Legislative Assembly Election
: The Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on February 4, 2017 to elect the 40 members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended on March 18, 2017. VVPAT-fitted EVMs was used in entire Goa state in the 2017 elections, which was the first time that an entire state in India saw the implementation of VVPAT. Background The term of the Legislative Assembly ended on March 18, 2017. The last election had resulted in a 21-seat majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Manohar Parrikar. Parrikar was elected Chief Minister. In 2014, he had to resign due to being nominated as Minister of Defence. Laxmikant Parsekar took oath as Chief Minister as Parrikar's successor. Opinion polls Turnout Results , - bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center" ! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="485", Parties and coalitions ! colspan="3", Popular vote ! colspan="2", Seats , - bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center" ! width="70", ...
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Benjamin Silva
Benjamin Silva is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from Velim in the 2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election The Goa legislative assembly election was held on 3 March 2012, to select the 40 members of the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended on March 2012. The result was announced on 6 March. The Bharatiya Ja ... as an Independent member. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from South Goa district Goa MLAs 2012–2017 Independent politicians in India Trinamool Congress politicians from Goa {{Goa-politician-stub ...
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2012 Goa Legislative Assembly Election
The Goa legislative assembly election was held on 3 March 2012, to select the 40 members of the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended on March 2012. The result was announced on 6 March. The Bharatiya Janata Party- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak alliance defeated the incumbent Indian National Congress government in Goa led by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat with 24 seats in the 40-seat assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 21 seats, while the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won 3 seats. The MLA with the biggest margin of victory was the incumbent MLA Frances D'Souza of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Former chief minister Manohar Parrikar was sworn in as the new chief minister on 9 March. Timetable The timetable of the electoral events are: Parties The Indian National Congress (INC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the national political parties in the fray. Ot ...
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2007 Goa Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place 2 June 2007. Counting of votes began 5 June and the election process was completed by 8 June. Results Winning candidates By-elections Government formation Indian National Congress in alliance with Nationalist Congress Party and Save Goa Front formed the government. References External linksECI's Page - Goa Assembly Elections, 2007 {{Goan elections State Assembly elections in Goa 2000s in Goa Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
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2002 Goa Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place 2002. Results Results by constituency The following is the list of winning MLAs in the election. By Elections Government formation On 3 June 2002, Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first government in Goa under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar which lasted for 2 years and 244 days. government fall due to Digambar Kamat fallout Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ... References {{Goan elections State Assembly elections in Goa 2000s in Goa Goa ...
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Filipe Nery Rodrigues
Filipe Nery Rodrigues (born 19 October 1962) is an Indian politician, businessperson and civil engineer from Goa. He was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Velim Assembly constituency in the 1999, 2002, 2007, and 2017 elections as a member of the Indian National Congress. In July 2019 he was one of ten Indian National Congress members who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Early life and education Rodrigues was born on 19 October 1962 in Salcete Salcete ( Konkani: ''Saxtti''/''Xaxtti''; pt, Salcette) is a sub-division of the district of South Goa, in the state of Goa, situated by the west coast of India. The Sal river and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete. Hist ..., Goa, the son of Cruz Rodrigues. He completed his diploma in civil engineering at Government Polytechnic, Panaji in 1984. References Living people Former members of Indian National Congress from Goa People from South Goa district Goa MLAs 2017–2022 Bhar ...
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1999 Goa Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place 1999. Results Results by constituency The following is the list of winning MLAs in the election. Government formation Indian National Congress formed the government under the leadership of Luizinho Faleiro which lasted for 169 days. Francisco Sardinha broke the Indian National Congress and formed the government with the help of Bharatiya Janata Party which lasted for 334 days. On 24 October 2000, Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first government in Goa under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar Manohar Parrikar (born Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar; 13 December 1955 – 17 March 2019) was an Indian politician and leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served as Chief Minister of Goa from 14 March 2017 until his death. Previous ... which lasted for 1 year and 223 days before the next elections were called off. References {{Goan elections State Assembly elections in Goa 1990s in Goa 1999 State Assembly el ...
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Manuel Gregorio Fernandes
Manuel Gregorio "Manu" Fernandes (born 11 September 1944) is an Indian politician and businessman who is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Cuncolim Assembly constituency from 1984 to 1994 and Velim Assembly constituency from 1994 to 1999. Early and personal life Fernandes was born in Betul, Goa. He completed his (Portuguese: ''Segundo Año do Liceu'' or 10th grade). He is married to Alcina Fernandes and resides at Margao, Goa. Positions held * Former Chairman of Goa Industrial Development Corporation (G.I.D.C) * Executive Committee Member of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Goa Pradesh Congress Committee is the unit of Indian National Congress for the State of Goa. Its headquarters are located at the Dayanand Bandodkar Road in Panaji, Goa. The incumbent President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee is Amit Patk ... (G.P.C.C.) * Committee Member on Petitions 1990-91 * Estimates Committee Member 1991-92, 1992–93, 1993–94 * Petitions C ...
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