United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) is one of two formerly dominant political parties in the Indian state of Goa. UGDP has its base amongst the Christian part of the population. It was founded in 1983 by Churchill Alemao.
Navelim is a census town and fast growing suburb of the city of Margao located in the Salcete sub-district of South Goa district,Goa,India. It has a large parish and has played a crucial rule in South Goa politics at some stage. The region falls in the coastal South Goa sub-district of Salcete. It has been connected with some important persons from the world of Goan history too.
Although India is a parliamentary democracy,the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism,possibly due to the absence of party organizations,independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party,or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national,state,regional,and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers,and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties,other national and regional parties such as Shiromani Akali Dal,Shiv Sena,Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal Secular,Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,Kerala Congress,Jammu &Kashmir National Conference,Indian Union Muslim League,AIMIM,and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families,mostly those of the party founders.
Churchill Braz Alemao is a former Chief Minister and former MP of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He was the MLA of Benaulim constituency in the state of Goa.
Chinchinim is a census town in Goa state,India. It is located in the Salcete taluka of South Goa district. Prior to achieving the current status of a small town,it was considered one of the biggest villages of southern Goa.
Captain Alvaro de Loyola Furtado BS WM OM,popularly known as Dr. Alu,was a former member of the Goa,Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly and one of the founding members of the United Goans Party. He was also a social worker,historian,journalist,medical practitioner and humanitarian. Described as a leader among men,a man of great integrity and honour.
The Goa legislative assembly election was held on 3 March 2012,to select the 40 members of the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly,as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended in March 2012.
Joaquim Alemao is the former Urban development minister and a two-term Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly.
Sheikh Hassan Haroon was an Indian politician. He was a five term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Mormugao Assembly constituency.
Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco also known as Reginaldo is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He is a four term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly for Curtorim. He has been Chairman of the Goa Industrial Development Corporation since 2022.
Navelim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Navelim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency.
Laxmikant Parsekar Ministry was the Council of Ministers in Goa Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar.
This is a list of minister from Manohar Parrikar cabinets starting from 9 March 2012 to 8 November 2014. Manohar Parrikar is the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Goa in 9 March 2012.
Venzy Viegas is an Indian politician who currently serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly,representing the Benaulim Assembly constituency. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA from Benaulim in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election. He was appointed as the legislative party leader of AAP in Goa Assembly in March 2022.
Cruz Silva is an Indian politician who currently serves as a Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly;representing the Velim Assembly constituency. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. Silva was elected as an MLA in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election.
The Seventh Goa Assembly 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.
Ulhas Yeshwant Tuenkar is an Indian politician from Goa and a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Tuenkar won the Navelim Assembly constituency on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election. Tuenkar defeated Valanka Alemao of All India Trinamool Congress by 430 votes.
Yuri Lenon Elias Alemao is an Indian politician and businessman. He is the current member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Cuncolim Assembly constituency. Alemao won the Cuncolim Constituency on Indian National Congress in 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election. He defeated former MLA Clafasio Dias of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 6,632 votes. On 20 September 2022,he was appointed the Congress Legislature party leader in Goa Assembly.
Leo Velho Mauricio was an Indian politician and lawyer from Goa. He was a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly,representing the Navelim Assembly constituency from 1967 to 1980. He was also a member of the Azad Gomantak Dal.
Jackniband is a settlement that lies between the village of Dramapur and the census town of Navelim.
