| Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Legislature: | 8th Goa Assembly |
| Coa Pic: | Goa Legislative Assembly Symbol.jpg |
| Coa Res: | 200px |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Term Limits: | 5 years |
| Leader1 Type: | Governor of Goa |
| Election1: | 15 July 2021 |
| Leader2 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Leader2: | Ramesh Tawadkar |
| Party2: | BJP |
| Election2: | 29 March 2022 |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Speaker of the House |
| Leader3: | Joshua D'Souza |
| Party3: | BJP |
| Election3: | 22 July 2022 |
| Leader4 Type: | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
| Leader4: | Pramod Sawant |
| Party4: | BJP |
| Election4: | 19 March 2019 |
| Leader6 Type: | Deputy Leader of the House |
| Leader6: | Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane |
| Party6: | BJP |
| Election6: | 28 March 2022 |
| Leader8 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Leader8: | Yuri Alemao |
| Party8: | INC |
| Election8: | 30 September 2022 |
| Leader9 Type: | Deputy Leader of the Opposition |
| Leader9: | Cruz Silva Additional Charge |
| Party9: | AAP |
| Election9: | 30 September 2022 |
| Members: | 40 |
| Structure1: | India Goa Legislative Assembly 2024.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (33)
INDIA (6)
Other Opposition (1) RGP (1) |
| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| Last Election1: | 14 February 2022 |
| Next Election1: | 2027 |
| Session Room: | File:India Goa Assembly.jpg |
| Meeting Place: | Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa, India |
| Website: | 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.
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 (Adil Shah's Palace).[2] Hence, 9 January is marked as "Legislator's Day" every year in Goa.[3] [4] In 1987, Goa became an Indian state and the number of seats in the Assembly was increased to 40.
The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The construction of the building began on 22 January 1994, and was completed on 5 March 2000.
| Rowspan=2 | Assembly | Rowspan=2 | Name | Colspan=2 Rowspan=2 | Party | Colspan=2 | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | ||||||
| Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar | 10 January 1964 | 11 April 1967 | |||||
| Gopal Kamat | 13 April 1967 | 23 March 1972 | |||||
| Narayan Fugro | IND | 24 March 1972 | 20 January 1980 | ||||
| Froilano Machado | 21 January 1980 | 22 March 1984 | |||||
| 5 April 1984 | 16 September 1989 | ||||||
| 22 January 1990 | 14 April 1990 | ||||||
| Surendra Sirsat | 26 April 1990 | 4 April 1991 | |||||
| Sheikh Hassan Haroon | 26 July 1991 | 15 January 1995 | |||||
| 16 January 1995 | 14 June 1999 | ||||||
| 15 June 1999 | 11 June 2002 | ||||||
| Vishwas Satarkar | 12 June 2002 | 28 February 2005 | |||||
| Francisco Sardinha (pro-tem) | 28 February 2005 | 8 July 2005 | |||||
| 8 July 2005 | 11 June 2007 | ||||||
| 5th | 15 June 2007 | 6 March 2012 | |||||
| 6th | 16 March 2012 | 1 October 2015 | |||||
| 12 January 2016 | 11 March 2017 | ||||||
| 7th | 22 March 2017 | 19 March 2019 | |||||
| 19 March 2019 | 10 March 2022 | ||||||
| 8th | 29 March 2022 | Incumbent |