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 | |
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TheSeventh Goa Assembly (term : 2017-2022) was theunicameral legislature of the state ofGoa in westernIndia. 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.
The Assembly met in the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex inPorvorim,Bardez.
The2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election was held on 4 February 2017 to elect the 40 members of theSeventh Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term ofSixth Legislative Assembly ended on 18 March 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]
In July 2019 fourteen members ofIndian National Congress switched their parties and joinedBharatiya 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 fromGFP to BJP |
| 5 | 9 | Porvorim | Rohan Khaunte | In 2019 changed party fromIndependent 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 |
| Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | ||
| Pramod Sawant | BJP | 22-03-2017 | 19-03-2019 |
| Rajesh Patnekar | BJP | 19-03-2019 | Incumbent |
| 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 | |||||||
The list of MLAs after the 2017 election until the end of 2021 is shown below.[9] In July 2019 ten members ofIndian National Congress switched their parties and joinedBharatiya Janata Party.[6][7]
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
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