Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Explained

Party Name:Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
President:Amit Patkar
Alliance:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Youth:Goa Youth Congress
Women:Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
State Seats Name:Goa Legislative Assembly
Chairman:Yuri Alemao

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee or (Goa PCC) is the state unit of Indian National Congress for the State of Goa.[1] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. Its headquarters are located at the Dayanand Bandodkar Road.[2] [3] in Panaji, Goa. The incumbent President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee is Amit Patkar.[4]

Structure and Composition

S.noNameDesignation
1. Manikrao ThakreAICC Incharge
2. Amit Patkar President
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
3. Yuri AlemaoWorking President & CLP Leader
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
4.Beena Shantaram NaikPresident
Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress
5.Joel AndredPresident
Goa Pradesh Youth Congress
6.Naushad ChowdhariPresident
Goa Pradesh NSUI

List of Presidents

S.noPresident PortraitTerm
1.Francisco Sardinha16 August 2007September 2008
2.Subhash ShirodkarSeptember 2008July 2013
3.John FernandesJuly 20137 October 2017
4.Luizinho Faleiro7 October 20148 July 2017
5.Shantaram Naik8 July 20179 June 2018
6.Girish Chodankar9 June 201831 March 2023
7.Amit Patkar31 March 2023incumbent

Goa Legislative Assembly election

YearParty leaderSeats wonChange
in seats
Outcome
1963Kalidas PatelNew
19671
1972H. Vallabhabhai Tendel 1
1977Pratapsingh Rane 9
1980 10
1984 2
19892
1994 2
1999Luizinho Faleiro 3
2002Pratapsingh Rane 5
2007Digambar Kamat
2012 7
2017Pratapsingh Rane8
2022Digambar Kamat6

MPs and MLAs from Goa

S.No.NameConstituency
align=Center Colspan=3Member of Parliament
1Viriato FernandesSouth Goa
align=Center Colspan=3Member of Legislative Assembly
1Aldona
2Altone D'CostaQuepem
3Yuri AlemaoCuncolim

Factions

Goa Congress was a former regional political party in Goa. It was a splinter faction of Indian National Congress and was led by Wilfred de Souza. Later it merged with the Congress Party.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All India Congress Committee - AICC . 2012-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130218214904/http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php . 2013-02-18 .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 19 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022847/http://www.thegoan.net/Edits/Editorials/Goa-Congress-goes-back-to-past-loyalist-to-clean-present-mess/06931.html . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Contact Us . 19 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130918034221/http://www.gpcc.co.in/contactUs.php . 18 September 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: Press Release on Goa. 26 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426071403/https://www.inc.in/en/media/press-releases/press-release-on-goa. 26 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Congress(I) factions merge in Goa. M.. Rahman. July 31, 1989. India Today.