6th Goa Assembly explained

6th Goa Assembly
Foundation:2012
Disbanded:2017
Preceded By:5th Goa Assembly
Succeeded By:7th Goa Assembly
Legislature:Goa Legislative Assembly
Coa Pic:Emblem of India.svg
House Type:Unicameral
Term Limits:5 years
Leader1 Type:Speaker
Leader1:Anant Shet[1] [2]
Party1:BJP
Leader2 Type:Deputy Speaker
Leader2:Vishnu Wagh[3] [4]
Party2:BJP
Election2:2012
Leader3 Type:Leader of the House
Leader3:Laxmikant Parsekar
Party3:BJP
Election3:2014
Leader4 Type:Leader Of Opposition
Election4:March, 2012
Members:40
Structure1:File:Goa Legislative Assembly 2012 structure.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1: BJP (21)
Congress (7)
MGP (3)
GVP (1)
Goa Su-Raj Party (1)[5]
Independents (5) Vacant (2) [6] [7]
Website:Goa Assembly

The Sixth Goa Assembly (term : 2012-2017) 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 is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.

The Assembly met in the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez.

Leaders

PositionName
GovernorMridula Sinha
Chief MinisterLaxmikant Parsekar
Deputy Chief MinisterFrancis Dsouza
SpeakerAnant Shet
Deputy SpeakerVishnu Wagh

Goa Assembly Name

MandremPernemSirodaPanajiNavelim
BicholimMarcaimTivimMormugaoMargaoSt. Andre
MapusaSiolimDabolimTaleigaoCuncolim
SaligaoCalanguteNuvemBenaulimCumbarjua
PorvorimAldonaFatordaSanta CruzVelim
MaemSanquelimCurchoremPoriemSanvordem
SanguemPriolCanacona

Composition

|-! scope="col" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" |Party! scope="col" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats|- style="background: #90EE90;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Bhartiya Janata Party| 21|- style="background: #90EE90;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Maharashtrawadi Gomantak| 3|-! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress| 9|-! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Goa Vikas Party | 2|-! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Independents | 5|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; font-weight:bold"! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Total| 40|}

Members

The following is the list of MLAs in the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly after the 2012 election.

Assembly Constituency! colspan="3"
Member
NameNameParty
1MandremLaxmikant ParsekarBharatiya Janata Party
2PernemRajendra ArlekarBharatiya Janata Party
3BicholimNaresh SawalIndependent
4TivimKiran KandolkarBharatiya Janata Party
5MapusaFrancis D'SouzaBharatiya Janata Party
6SiolimDayanand MandrekarBharatiya Janata Party
7SaligaoDilip ParulekarBharatiya Janata Party
8CalanguteMichael LoboBharatiya Janata Party
9PorvorimRohan KhaunteIndependent
10AldonaGlenn TicloBharatiya Janata Party
11PanajiManohar ParrikarBharatiya Janata Party
12TaleigaoJennifer MonserrateIndian National Congress
13Santa CruzAtanasio MonserrateIndian National Congress
14St. AndreVishnu WaghBharatiya Janata Party
15CumbarjuaPandurang MadkaikarIndian National Congress
16MaemAnant ShetBharatiya Janata Party
17SanquelimPramod SawantBharatiya Janata Party
18PoriemPratapsingh RaneIndian National Congress
19ValpoiVishwajit Pratapsingh RaneIndian National Congress
20PriolDeepak DhavalikarMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
21PondaLavoo MamledarMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
22SirodaMahadev NaikBharatiya Janata Party
23MarcaimSudin DhavalikarMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
24MormugaoBharatiya Janata Party
25Vasco da GamaCarlos AlmeidaBharatiya Janata Party
26DabolimMauvin GodinhoIndian National Congress
27CortalimMatanhy Saldanha (dead)Bharatiya Janata Party
Alina Saldanha
28NuvemFrancisco PachecoGoa Vikas Party
29CurtorimAleixo LourencoIndian National Congress
30FatordaVijai SardesaiIndependent
31MargaoDigambar KamatIndian National Congress
32BenaulimCaetano SilvaGoa Vikas Party
33NavelimAvertano FurtadoIndependent
34CuncolimSubhash Rajan NaikBharatiya Janata Party
35VelimBenjamin SilvaIndependent
36QuepemChandrakant KavlekarIndian National Congress
37CurchoremNilesh CabralBharatiya Janata Party
38SanvordemGanesh GaonkarBharatiya Janata Party
39SanguemSubhash Phal DesaiBharatiya Janata Party
40CanaconaRamesh TawadkarBharatiya Janata Party

By-election

After the death of incumbent MLA of Cortalim Matanhy Saldanha, his wife Alina Saldanha was elected unopposed from Cortalim on 25 May. Other candidates withdrew from the contest. She was given her husband's ministerial portfolio as forest minister.[8] [9] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shet elected new Speaker.
  2. Web site: Shet elected Speaker; Monseratte couple absent.
  3. Web site: sant andre mla MLA Vishnu wagh was on Thursday elected as the deputy speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly.
  4. Web site: Mauvin stands up with Cong, Wagh elected Dy Speaker.
  5. Web site: Now, Mickky joins Goa Su-Raj Party | Goa News - Times of India. The Times of India.
  6. Web site: Congress leader Madkaikar resigns from Goa assembly ahead of polls, joins BJP. 22 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Congress leader Mauvin Godinho resigns from Goa Assembly.
  8. Web site: 2012-06-09. Alina Saldanha Inducted in Goa Cabinet. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820000257/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=139859. 2016-08-20. daijiworld.com.
  9. Web site: Alina Saldanha to be inducted into Goa Cabinet on June 8. June 3, 2012. Zee News.
  10. News: Alina Saldanha inducted into Goa cabinet. Press Trust of India. Business Standard India. June 8, 2012. Business Standard.