Venzy Viegas | |
Office: | Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly |
Term Start: | 10 March 2022 |
Predecessor: | Churchill Alemao |
Constituency: | Benaulim |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1977 |
Birth Place: | Goa, India |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | Aam Aadmi Party |
Office2: | AAP Working President |
Term Start2: | 24 May 2022 |
Captain Venzy Viegas (born 9 August 1977)[1] is an Indian politician and former merchant navy officer[2] who serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Benaulim Assembly constituency. A member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), he was elected as the MLA from Benaulim in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election.[3] [4] Viegas was appointed as the legislative party leader of AAP in Goa Assembly in March 2022.[5]
Viegas was also appointed the Working President for AAP in May 2022.[6] He defeated Churchil Alemao (former Chief Minister of Goa) who contested on TMC ticket by a margin of more than 1,000 votes.