Aleixo A. Sequeira (born 10 April 1957) is an Indian politician and businessman who serves as the member and

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in the

second Pramod Sawant ministry The Second Pramod Sawant Ministry came into existence on 28 March 2022. He was serving as the caretaker Chief Minister of Goa before being sworn in as Chief Minister. Council of Ministers * As in March 2022 References Exter ...

of the

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 asse ...

, representing the Nuvem Assembly constituency. He successfully contested on the

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ticket in the

2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Legislative Assembly elections were held in Goa on 14 February 2022 to elect 40 members of the Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022. Background The tenure of Goa Legislative ...

by defeating

Revolutionary Goans Party The Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. The party was first registered in January 2022. The party contested 38 seats in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election, winning the St Andre constituency. ...

candidate Arvind D'Costa by a margin of 4,397 votes.

Early life and education

Aleixo A. Sequeira was born on 10 April 1957 to Eusebio Antonio de Piedade Sequeira and Ermelinda Figueiredo e Sequeira (

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Figueiredo) in

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(now Kenya). He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Commerce from

Bombay University The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, public research university in Mumbai. The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed ...

in 1979. He is married to a retired service teacher and currently resides at

Nuvem Nuvem is a town and part of Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, India. Geography Nuvem is situated along the National Highway 17. Its neighbouring villages include Verna, Majorda, and Seraulim. It is located 5 km from ...

, Goa.

References

1957 births Living people Former members of Indian National Congress from Goa Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa Businesspeople from Goa {{Goa-INC-politician-stub