Farrel Benito Furtado E Gracias (born Farrel Benito Furtado; 1 November 1961) is an Indian politician and teacher who is a former member 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

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from 1989 to 1994. Furtado holds the distinction of being the first and only woman legislator to be elected from the Velim constituency. Furtado was elected for the term 1989 to 1994. She had contested the

1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Goa on 11 November 1989 to elect all 40 members of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Results Elected members See also * Goa Legislative Assembly * Elections in Goa References {{Goan elections ...

on the Indian National Congress ticket and won against Janata Dal candidate, Minguel Gabriel Rodrigues by a margin of 6706 votes.

Early and personal life

Farrel Benito Furtado was born in

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, she completed her studies in Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. She is married to Elvis Gracias and has a son. She resides at Cuncolim, Goa.

Career

Politics

In November 2017, Furtado along with Victor Gonsalves joined

Goa Forward Party Goa Forward Party ( GFP) is a regional political party in the western coastal Indian state of Goa, led by Vijai Sardesai. The GFP fielded four candidates in the 2017 Goa Assembly election and won three seats. It played a crucial, if controversi ...

. In 2021, she joined

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Sports

Furtado is a former national level field hockey player and captained the Goa hockey team at the nationals. She played an integral role in resuscitating the state women's hockey association and currently serves as the senior vice president at the Goans Hockey Association. She is also a former chairman of the

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (), or SSA, is an Indian Government programme aimed at the universalisation of Elementary education "in a time bound manner", the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory education to children ...

. Furtado was also awarded the International Youth award at Tokyo in the year 1980.

Teaching

Furtado currently is a senior teacher at Maria Bambina Convent High School, Cuncolim.

Accolades

On 9 January 2014 at the

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of the Goa State Assembly, Furtado was felicitated along with eight other

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women legislators.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Furtado, Farrel 1961 births Living people Goa MLAs 1989–1994 Indian National Congress politicians from Goa Goa Forward Party politicians Trinamool Congress politicians from Goa 20th-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian women politicians People from South Goa district