7th Goa Assembly
Unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
7th Goa Assembly | |
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| Goa Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Disbanded | 2022 |
| Preceded by | 6th Goa Assembly |
| Succeeded by | 8th Goa Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | Vacant since 20 January 2021 |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
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Political groups | Government (19) NDA (19)
Opposition (3) Others (2) Vacant (16)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 4 February 2017 |
Next election | 14 February 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa, India | |
| Website | |
| Goa Legislative Assembly | |
The Assembly met in the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez.
History
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Elections
The Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on February 4, 2017 to elect the 40 members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended on March 18, 2017.[1][2] VVPAT-fitted EVMs was used in entire Goa state in the 2017 elections, which was the first time that an entire state in India saw the implementation of VVPAT.[3][4][5]
Defections
In July 2019 fourteen members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[6][7]
| No. | Assembly Constituency | MLA | Notes | |
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| # | Name | |||
| 1 | 22 | Siroda | Subhash Shirodkar | In 2017 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 2 | 1 | Mandrem | Dayanand Sopte | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 3 | 4 | Tivim | Nilkanth Halarnkar | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 4 | 7 | Saligao | Jayesh Salgaonkar | In 2019 changed party from GFP to BJP |
| 5 | 9 | Porvorim | Rohan Khaunte | In 2019 changed party from Independent to BJP |
| 6 | 11 | Panaji | Atanasio Monserrate | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 7 | 12 | Taleigao | Jennifer Monserrate | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 8 | 13 | St. Cruz | Antonio Fernandes | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 9 | 14 | St. Andre | Francisco Silveira | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 10 | 19 | Valpoi | Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 11 | 28 | Nuvem | Wilfred D'sa | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 12 | 34 | Cuncolim | Clafasio Dias | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 13 | 35 | Velim | Filipe Nery Rodrigues | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 14 | 36 | Quepem | Chandrakant Kavlekar | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 15 | 40 | Canacona | Isidore Fernandes | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 16 | 21 | Ponda | Ravi Naik | In 2021 changed party from Congress to BJP |
List of speakers
| Name | Party | Tenure | |
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| Term start | Term end | ||
| Pramod Sawant | BJP | 22-03-2017 | 19-03-2019 |
| Rajesh Patnekar | BJP | 19-03-2019 | Incumbent |
Composition of the assembly
| Parties and coalitions | Seats | |||||||
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| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 13 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 17 | |||||||
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG) | 3 | |||||||
| Independents (IND) | 3 | |||||||
| Goa Forward Party (GFP) | 3 | |||||||
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 40 | |||||||
Members of Legislative Assembly
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The list of MLAs after the 2017 election until the end of 2021 is shown below.[9] In July 2019 ten members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[6][7]
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
- Siolim : Resignation by Vinoda Paliencar[10]
- Saligao : Resignation by Jayesh Salgaonkar[11]
- Calangute : Resignation by Michael Lobo[12]
- Porvorim : Resignation by Rohan Khaunte[13]
- Maem: Resignation by Pravin Zantye[14]
- Priol : Resignation by Govind Gaude[15]
- Ponda : Resignation by Ravi Naik[16]
- Vasco da Gama : Resignation by Carlos Almeida[17]
- Cortalim : Resignation by Alina Saldanha[18]
- Nuvem : Resignation by Wilfred D'sa[19]
- Curtorim : Resignation by Aleixo Lourenco[20]
- Benaulim's MLA Churchill Alemao switched from NCP to All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)[21]
- Navelim : Resignation by Luizinho Faleiro[22]
- Velim : Resignation by Filipe Nery Rodrigues[23]
- Sanvordem : Resignation by Deepak Pauskar[24]
- Sanguem : Resignation by Prasad Gaonkar[25]
- Canacona : Resignation by Isidore Fernandes[26]
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