Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly
The Seventh Goa Assembly (term : 2017-2022) was the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in western India. It consists of 40 members. In charge of the budget, the Assembly appropriates money for social programs, agricultural development, infrastructure development, etc. It was also responsible for proposing and levying taxes. The Assembly met in the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. History Elections Defections In July 2019 fourteen members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party. List of speakers Composition of the assembly , - bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center" ! style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1", Seats , - , , align="left", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) , 13 , - , , align="left", Indian National Congress (INC) , 17 , - , , align="left", Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG) , 3 , - , , align="left", Independents (IND) , ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Assembly is scheduled to end on 15 March 2022. The previous assembly elections were held in February 2017 to elect the members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly. After the election, a coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party formed the state government, with Manohar Parrikar becoming the Chief Minister. After the death of Manohar Parrikar, Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 19 March 2019. Election schedule The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 8 January 2022. Parties and alliances Others Candidates AAP CM candidate Amit Palekar contested from St. Cruz. Former CM and AITC leader Churchill ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Porvorim (Goa Assembly Constituency)
Porvorim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Goa state in India. Porvorim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency. It is part of North Goa district. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2022 result 2017 See also * List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly * North Goa district North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka ... References External link * {{coord, 15.54, 73.83, display=title North Goa district Porvorim Assembly constituencies of Goa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jayesh Salgaonkar
Jayesh Vidyadhar Salgaonkar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Salgaonkar was a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Saligao constituency in North Goa district North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka .... He was the Minister of Ports, Rural Development Agency and Housing with Housing Board department in Manohar Parrikar ministry. Salgaonkar was dropped from Pramod Sawant’s council of ministers after 10 Congress lawmakers joined the BJP in July 2019 and the BJP didn’t need Goa Forward's support. In April 2021, Goa Forward left the NDA. By December 2021, rumors began circulating that Salgaonkar would be quitting Goa Forward to join the BJP. Stating that he has not acted to quell the rumours, GFP sent a show-cause notice to Salga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saligao (Goa Assembly Constituency)
Saligao Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Saligao is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency. It is part of North Goa district. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2022 election 2017 See also * List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly * North Goa district North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka ... Notes References External links * {{coord, 15.54, 73.78, display=title North Goa district Assembly constituencies of Goa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nilkanth Halarnkar
Nilkanth Halarnkar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from Tivim in the 2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Nationalist Congress Party and 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was one of the ten members of Indian National Congress who joined 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 ... in July 2019. References Goa MLAs 2022–2027 Living people Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Goa Former members of Indian National Congress from Goa People from South Goa district Goa MLAs 2017–2022 Year of birth missing (living people) Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa Goa MLAs 2007–2012 {{Goa-INC-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tivim (Goa Assembly Constituency)
Tivim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Goa state in India. Tivim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency. It is part of North Goa North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka ... district. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2022 result 2017 election 2012 election References External link * {{coord, 15.62, 73.84, display=title North Goa district Assembly constituencies of Goa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dayanand Sopte
Dayanand Raghunath Sopte is an Indian politician and former member of Goa Legislative Assembly from Mandrem Mandrem is a coastal village famous as a tourist spot in Pernem taluka in North Goa district of Goa state in India. It is 21 km from the capital Panaji. About It has two main beaches: Junas and Ashvem. The village has 11 wards. Mand ... assembly constituency. References Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa 21st-century Indian politicians 1964 births Former members of Indian National Congress from Goa {{Goa-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mandrem (Goa Assembly Constituency)
Mandrem Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Goa state in India. Mandrem is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency. It is part of North Goa district. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2022 candidate 2019 result 2017 result 2012 result See also * List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly * North Goa district North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka ... References External links * {{coord, 15.66, 73.74, display=title North Goa district Assembly constituencies of Goa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Subhash Shirodkar
Subhash Ankush Shirodkar is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the Siroda in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Personal life Subhash Ankush Shirodkar was born on 22 February 1952. Career Member of the Legislative Assembly Shirodkar was served as the Sarpanch of the Shiroda Gram Panchayat from 1978 to 1984. He was elected to the Goa, Daman, and Diu Legislative Assembly in the 1984 Assembly Elections from the Shiroda constituency as a candidate of the Indian National Congress. Shirodkar successfully contested the 1989 Goa Legislative Assembly elections from the Shiroda constituency as a candidate of the Indian National Congress. He also won the Goa Legislative Assembly elections of 1994, 1999 and 2002 from the Shiroda constituency as a candidate of the Indian National Congress. Subhash Shirodkar lost the 2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election from the Shiroda constituency to Mahadev Naik of the Bh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Siroda (Goa Assembly Constituency)
Siroda Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Siroda is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. Siroda borders 8 other constituencies; most for any constituency in Goa. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2022 result 2017 2012 2007 See also * List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Goa. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Porvorim. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comp ... * North Goa district References Footnotes External links * {{coord, 15.32, 74.02, display=title North Goa district Assembly constituencies of Goa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multicameralism ( two or more chambers). Many multicameral legislatures were created to give separate voices to different sectors of society. Multiple houses allowed, for example, for a guaranteed representation of different social classes (as in the Parliament of the United Kingdom or the French States-General). Sometimes, as in New Zealand and Denmark, unicameralism comes about through the abolition of one of two bicameral chambers, or, as in Sweden, through the merger of the two chambers into a single one, while in others a second chamber has never existed from the beginning. Rationale for unicameralism and criticism The principal advantage of a unicameral system is more efficient lawmaking, as the legislative process is simpler and ther ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |