Narayan Srinivasa Fugro (March 2, 1932 – September 1, 2009) was an Indian politician.
[''The Hindu''. ]
Fugro passes away
' He served as the Speaker of the
Legislative Assembly of
Goa, Daman and Diu between February 24, 1972, and January 20, 1980.
He was the son of Shriniwas Krishna and Radhabai.
Fugro became a municipal councilor in
Diu in 1959.
In 1967 he became the president of the Amichand Rupchand Charitable Dispensary Trust in Diu.
He was elected as an independent candidate from the Diu seat in the first Legislative Assembly election in 1967, with 1,552 votes (23.60% of the votes in the constituency). In April 1971, he voted against a motion to include
Konkani language in the Eight Scheduled of the
Constitution of India.
He retained the Diu seat in the 1972 election, obtaining 4,598 votes (58.08%). He again won the Diu seat in the 1977 election, with 5,522 votes (56.41%). His candidature was supported by the
Congress (I).
In 1979 Fugro withdrew his support to the
Shashikala Kakodkar cabinet, leading to its fall and the imposition of
President's Rule
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He lost the Diu seat in the 1980 election, finishing in second place with 4,633 votes (43.44%). The election campaign was marred with violence, as followers of Fugro's opponent went on riot in Diu. Two people were killed in the clashes. Fugro again finished in second place in Diu the 1984 election, with 5,727 votes (47.15%). After
Daman and Diu were separated from
Goa and given
Union Territory status of its own, a by-election for a
new Lok Sabha constituency was held on November 7, 1987.
Fugro finished in second place, trailing behind
Gopal Kalan Tandel
Gopal Kalan Tandel (born 5 August 1953) is an Indian politician.Lok Sabha. ' He was a Member of Parliament in the 8th (elected in 1987) and 1996-1998 in 11th Lok Sabha. He was the first parliamentarian to represent Daman and Diu (Lok Sabha co ...
of the
Indian National Congress.
Fugro had stood as an independent candidate, obtaining 9,303 votes.
[Election Commission of India. ]
Bye-election results 1952-95
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He died at the age of 78, after prolonged illness.
References
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1932 births
2009 deaths
People from North Goa district
People from Diu
Speakers of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Daman and Diu politicians
20th-century Indian politicians