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
Goa Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded2017
Disbanded2022
Preceded by6th Goa Assembly
Succeeded by8th Goa Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Rajesh Patnekar, BJP
since 3 June 2019
Deputy Speaker
Vacant
since 20 January 2021
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Pramod Sawant, BJP
since 19 March 2019
Leader of the Opposition
Digambar Kamat, INC
since 18 July 2019
Structure
Seats40
Political groups
Government (19)
NDA (19)
  •   BJP (19)

Opposition (3)
UPA (3)

Others (2)
AITC+ (2)

Vacant (16)

  •   Vacant (16)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 February 2017
Next election
14 February 2022
Meeting place
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

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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

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In July 2019 fourteen members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[6][7]

List of MLAs
No. Assembly Constituency MLA Notes
# 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

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Name Party Tenure
Term start Term end
Pramod Sawant BJP 22-03-2017 19-03-2019
Rajesh Patnekar BJP 19-03-2019 Incumbent

Composition of the assembly

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Partywise composition of 7th Goa Legislative Assembly after 2017 election[8]
Parties and coalitions Seats
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
 
Goa Legislative Assembly Aug 2017
 
Goa Legislative Assembly 2019
 
Goa Legislative Assembly July 2020

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]

List of MLAs
Assembly Constituency MLA
# Name Member Party Notes
1 Mandrem Dayanand Sopte Indian National Congress In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Pernem Manohar Ajgaonkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
3 Bicholim Rajesh Patnekar Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Tivim Nilkanth Halarnkar Indian National Congress In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Mapusa Francis D'Souza Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Siolim Vinoda Paliencar Goa Forward Party
7 Saligao Jayesh Salgaonkar Goa Forward Party In 2019 changed party from GFP to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
8 Calangute Michael Lobo Bharatiya Janata Party
9 Porvorim Rohan Khaunte Independent politician In 2019 changed party from IND to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Aldona Glenn Ticlo Bharatiya Janata Party
11 Panaji Sidharth Kuncalienker Bharatiya Janata Party Resigned in May 2017 for Parrikar to contest
Manohar Parrikar Bharatiya Janata Party Died in 2019
Atanasio Monserrate Indian National Congress In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
12 Taleigao Jennifer Monserrate Indian National Congress In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
13 St. Cruz Antonio Fernandes Indian National Congress in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
14 St. Andre Francisco Silveira Indian National Congress in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
15 Cumbarjua Pandurang Madkaikar Bharatiya Janata Party
16 Maem Pravin Zantye Bharatiya Janata Party
17 Sanquelim Pramod Sawant Bharatiya Janata Party
18 Poriem Pratapsingh Rane Indian National Congress
19 Valpoi Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane Indian National Congress In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
20 Priol Govind Gaude Independent
21 Ponda Ravi Naik Indian National Congress In 2021 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
22 Siroda Subhash Shirodkar Indian National Congress In 2017 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
23 Marcaim Sudin Dhavalikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
24 Mormugao Milind Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
25 Vasco da Gama Carlos Almeida Bharatiya Janata Party
26 Dabolim Mauvin Godinho Bharatiya Janata Party
27 Cortalim Alina Saldanha Bharatiya Janata Party
28 Nuvem Wilfred D'sa Indian National Congress in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
29 Curtorim Aleixo Lourenco Indian National Congress
30 Fatorda Vijai Sardesai Goa Forward Party
31 Margao Digambar Kamat Indian National Congress
32 Benaulim Churchill Alemao Nationalist Congress Party
33 Navelim Luizinho Faleiro Indian National Congress
34 Cuncolim Clafasio Dias Indian National Congress in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
35 Velim Filipe Nery Rodrigues Indian National Congress in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
36 Quepem Chandrakant Kavlekar Indian National Congress in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
37 Curchorem Nilesh Cabral Bharatiya Janata Party
38 Sanvordem Deepak Pauskar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
39 Sanguem Prasad Gaonkar Independent
40 Canacona Isidore Fernandes Indian National Congress in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party

End of Seventh Assembly

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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

References

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  2. ^ "Terms of the Houses". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India/National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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  9. ^ "List of Successful Candidates" (Xlsx). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Vinod Paliencar resigns as MLA, all set to contest as Independent". Gomantak Times. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Goa Forward Party MLA Jayesh Salgaonkar resigns, likely to join BJP today". www.indiatvnews.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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  15. ^ "Goa minister Govind Gaude resigns as independent MLA, to join BJP". Business Standard India. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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  17. ^ "Goa Assembly Polls 2022: BJP's Carlos Almeida resigns as MLA and from primary membership of party". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Goa BJP MLA Alina Saldanha resigns". Deccan Herald. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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  20. ^ "Another blow to Congress in Goa as Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo resigns ahead of polls". India Today. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Churchill Alemao, sole NCP MLA in Goa, joins Trinamool on Mamata Banerjee's visit to state". The Print. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Former Goa CM Faleiro resigns as Cong MLA". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Goa Assembly election: BJP Minister and four-time MLA Filipe Nery Rodrigues quits". The Hindu. 27 January 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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  26. ^ "Isidore resigns as MLA, all set to contest as Ind". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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