Goa Pradesh Congress Committee

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee is the unit of Indian National Congress for the State of Goa.[1] 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]and the leader of the party in the Legislative Assembly of Goa is Michael Lobo.[5]

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentAmit Patkar
ChairpersonMichael Lobo
HeadquartersD.B. Bandodkar Marg, Panaji-403001, Goa
Youth wingGoa Youth Congress
Women's wingGoa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 2
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 1
Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly
11 / 40
Election symbol

Structure and Composition

S.No.NameDesignationIncharge
01Amit PatkarPresident Goa Pradesh Congress
02Yuri AlemaoWorking President Goa Pradesh Congress

Goa Legislative Assembly election

Year Party leader Seats won Change
in seats
Outcome
1963 Kalidas Patel
1 / 30
new Opposition
1967
0 / 30
1 Opposition
1972 H. Vallabhabhai Tendel
1 / 30
1 Opposition
1977 Pratapsingh Rane
10 / 30
9 Opposition
1980
20 / 30
10 Government
1984
18 / 30
2 Government
1989
20 / 40
2 Government
1994
18 / 40
2 Government
1999 Luizinho Faleiro
21 / 40
3 Government
2002 Pratapsingh Rane
16 / 40
5 Opposition
2007 Digambar Kamat
16 / 40
Government
2012
9 / 40
7 Opposition
2017 Pratapsingh Rane
17 / 40
8 Opposition
2022 Digambar Kamat
11 / 40
6 Opposition

MPs and MLAs from Goa

S.No. Name Constituency
Member of Parliament
1 Francisco Sardinha South Goa
Member of Legislative Assembly
1 Digambar Kamat Margao
2 Michael Lobo Calangute
3 Deliah Lobo Siolim
4 Carlos Ferriara Aldona
5 Kedar Naik Saligao
6 Sankalp Amonkar Mormugao
7 Rajesh Faldesai Cumbarjua
8 Alexio Sequera Nuvem
9 Altone D'Costa Quepem
10 Yuri Alemao Cuncolim
11 Rodolfo Fernandes (politician) St. Cruz

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.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Press Release on Goa". 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
  5. "Kavlekar elected CLP leader". 13 March 2017.
  6. Rahman, M. (31 July 1989). "Congress(I) factions merge in Goa". India Today.


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