7th Goa Assembly explained

7th Goa Assembly
Legislature:Goa Legislative Assembly
Foundation:2017
Disbanded:2022
Preceded By:6th Goa Assembly
Succeeded By:8th Goa Assembly
Coa Pic:Goa Legislative Assembly Symbol.jpg
Coa Res:200px
House Type:Unicameral
Term Limits:5 years
Leader1 Type:Speaker
Leader1:Rajesh Patnekar
Party1:BJP
Election1:3 June 2019
Leader3 Type:Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Party3:BJP
Election3:19 March 2019
Leader2 Type:Deputy Speaker
Leader2:Vacant
Election2:20 January 2021
Leader4 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Leader4:Digambar Kamat
Party4:INC
Election4:18 July 2019
Members:40
Structure1:File:Goa Legislative Assembly July 2020.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:Government (19)
NDA (19)

Opposition (3)
UPA (3)

Others (2)
AITC+ (2)

Vacant (16)

  • Vacant (16)
Voting System1:First past the post
Last Election1:4 February 2017
Next Election1:14 February 2022
Session Room:File:India Goa Assembly.jpg
Meeting Place:Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa, India
Website: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

Defections

In July 2019 fourteen members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] [2]

No.! colspan="2"
Assembly ConstituencyMLANotes
Name
1 22SirodaSubhash ShirodkarIn 2017 changed party from Congress to BJP
2 1MandremDayanand SopteIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
3 4TivimNilkanth HalarnkarIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
4 7SaligaoJayesh SalgaonkarIn 2019 changed party from GFP to BJP
5 9PorvorimRohan KhaunteIn 2019 changed party from Independent to BJP
6 11PanajiAtanasio MonserrateIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
7 12TaleigaoJennifer MonserrateIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
8 13St. CruzAntonio Fernandesin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
9 14St. AndreFrancisco Silveirain 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
10 19ValpoiVishwajit Pratapsingh RaneIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
11 28NuvemWilfred D'sain 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
12 34CuncolimClafasio Diasin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
13 35VelimFilipe Nery Rodriguesin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
14 36QuepemChandrakant Kavlekarin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
15 40CanaconaIsidore Fernandesin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
16 21PondaRavi NaikIn 2021 changed party from Congress to BJP

List of speakers

Rowspan=2NameRowspan=2PartyColspan=2Tenure
Term startTerm end
Pramod SawantBJP22-03-201719-03-2019
Rajesh PatnekarBJP19-03-2019Incumbent

Composition of the assembly

|-! 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)| 3 |-| style="color:inherit;background:#353982"|| align="left"| Goa Forward Party (GFP)| 3|-| | align="left"| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)| 1 |-| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"||- style="font-weight:bold;"| align="left" colspan="2"| Total| 40 |-! colspan="9" ||-

Members of Legislative Assembly

The list of MLAs after the 2017 election until the end of 2021 is shown below.[3] In July 2019 ten members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

Assembly Constituency! colspan="3"
MLA
NameMemberPartyNotes
1MandremDayanand SopteIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
2PernemManohar Ajgaonkar
3BicholimRajesh Patnekar
4TivimNilkanth HalarnkarIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
5MapusaFrancis D'Souza
6SiolimVinoda Paliencar
7SaligaoJayesh SalgaonkarIn 2019 changed party from GFP to BJP
8CalanguteMichael Lobo
9PorvorimRohan KhaunteIn 2019 changed party from IND to BJP
10AldonaGlenn Ticlo
11PanajiSidharth KuncalienkerResigned in May 2017 for Parrikar to contest
Manohar ParrikarDied in 2019
Atanasio MonserrateIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
12TaleigaoJennifer MonserrateIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
13St. CruzAntonio Fernandesin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
14St. AndreFrancisco Silveirain 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
15CumbarjuaPandurang Madkaikar
16MaemPravin Zantye
17SanquelimPramod Sawant
18PoriemPratapsingh Rane
19ValpoiVishwajit Pratapsingh RaneIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
20PriolGovind Gaude
21PondaRavi NaikIn 2021 changed party from Congress to BJP
22SirodaSubhash ShirodkarIn 2017 changed party from Congress to BJP
23MarcaimSudin Dhavalikar
24MormugaoMilind Naik
25Vasco da GamaCarlos Almeida
26DabolimMauvin Godinho
27CortalimAlina Saldanha
28NuvemWilfred D'sain 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
29CurtorimAleixo Lourenco
30FatordaVijai Sardesai
31MargaoDigambar Kamat
32BenaulimChurchill Alemao
33NavelimLuizinho Faleiro
34CuncolimClafasio Diasin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
35VelimFilipe Nery Rodriguesin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
36QuepemChandrakant Kavlekarin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
37CurchoremNilesh Cabral
38SanvordemDeepak Pauskar
39SanguemPrasad Gaonkar
40Canaconain 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP

End of Seventh Assembly

In December 2021- January 2022, as the term of the seventh assembly came near to the end, several MLAs resigned and switched parties before the next elections. They were

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 10 Congress Legislators From Goa Formally Join BJP, Other Allies Jittery . 17 March 2022 . NDTV.com . 12 July 2019.
  2. News: Ghadyalpatil . Abhiram . In fresh jolt to Congress in Goa, 10 party legislators switch to BJP . 17 March 2022 . mint . 10 July 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: List of Successful Candidates. Election Commission of India. Xlsx. 22 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Vinod Paliencar resigns as MLA, all set to contest as Independent. 21 January 2022. Gomantak Times. en.
  5. Web site: 3 December 2021. Goa Forward Party MLA Jayesh Salgaonkar resigns, likely to join BJP today. 4 December 2021. www.indiatvnews.com. en.
  6. Web site: 10 January 2022. Michael Lobo resigns as Goa minister, quits BJP. 10 January 2022. The Indian Express. en.
  7. Web site: 15 December 2021. Goa Assembly Polls: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte Resigns, May Join BJP. 15 December 2021. News18. en.
  8. Web site: 10 January 2022. Goa Assembly polls: After minister Michael Lobo, MLA Pravin Zantye quits BJP. 10 January 2022. NEWS9LIVE. en.
  9. News: 11 January 2022. Goa minister Govind Gaude resigns as independent MLA, to join BJP. Business Standard India. 11 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Goa: Former CM and Senior Congress leader Ravi Naik resigns as MLA. 7 December 2021. Free Press Journal. en.
  11. Web site: Goa Assembly Polls 2022: BJP's Carlos Almeida resigns as MLA and from primary membership of party. 21 December 2021. Free Press Journal. en.
  12. Web site: 16 December 2021. Goa BJP MLA Alina Saldanha resigns. 17 December 2021. Deccan Herald. en.
  13. Web site: 19 January 2022. Goa: BJP Nuvem MLA Wilfred D’Sa resigns ahead of assembly polls. Times of India. 19 January 2022. en.
  14. Web site: 20 December 2021. Another blow to Congress in Goa as Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo resigns ahead of polls. 20 December 2021. India Today. en.
  15. Web site: 13 December 2021. Churchill Alemao, sole NCP MLA in Goa, joins Trinamool on Mamata Banerjee’s visit to state. The Print. 13 December 2021.
  16. Web site: 27 September 2021 . Former Goa CM Faleiro resigns as Cong MLA . 27 February 2022 . Hindustan Times . en.
  17. News: 27 January 2022. Goa Assembly election: BJP Minister and four-time MLA Filipe Nery Rodrigues quits. en-IN. The Hindu. 27 January 2022. 0971-751X.
  18. Web site: Denied ticket, Deepak Pauskar resigns as MLA; set to contest against BJP. 21 January 2022. Gomantak Times. en.
  19. Web site: Independent MLA Prasad Gaonkar Quits, To Join Congress Ahead Of Goa Polls. 9 January 2022. NDTV.com.
  20. Web site: Isidore resigns as MLA, all set to contest as Ind. 21 January 2022. The Goan EveryDay. en.