Goa Pradesh Congress Committee

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Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentAmit Patkar
Chairman Yuri Alemao
HeadquartersD.B. Bandodkar Marg, Panaji-403001, Goa
Youth wing Goa Youth Congress
Women's wing Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
Political position Centre-left
Alliance Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in  Lok Sabha
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Seats in  Rajya Sabha
0 / 1
Seats in  Goa Legislative Assembly
3 / 40
Election symbol
Hand INC.svg

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee or (Goa PCC) is the state unit of Indian National Congress for the State of Goa. [1] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. 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]

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Structure and Composition

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1. Manikrao Thakre AICC Incharge
2.Amit PatkarPresident
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
3. Yuri Alemao Working President & CLP Leader
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
4.Beena Shantaram NaikPresident
Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress
5.Joel AndredPresident
Goa Pradesh Youth Congress
6.Naushad ChowdhariPresident
Goa Pradesh NSUI

List of Presidents

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1. Francisco Sardinha Francisco Sardinha.jpg 16 August 2007September 2008
2. Subhash Shirodkar September 2008July 2013
3. John Fernandes July 20137 October 2017
4. Luizinho Faleiro 7 October 20148 July 2017
5. Shantaram Naik 8 July 20179 June 2018
6.Girish Chodankar9 June 201831 March 2023
7.Amit Patkar31 March 2023incumbent

Goa Legislative Assembly election

YearParty leaderSeats wonChange
in seats
Outcome
1963 Kalidas Patel
1 / 30
NewOpposition
1967
0 / 30
Decrease2.svg1Opposition
1972 H. Vallabhabhai Tendel
1 / 30
Increase2.svg 1Opposition
1977 Pratapsingh Rane
10 / 30
Increase2.svg 9Opposition
1980
20 / 30
Increase2.svg 10Government
1984
18 / 30
Decrease2.svg 2Government
1989
20 / 40
Increase2.svg2Government
1994
18 / 40
Decrease2.svg 2Government
1999 Luizinho Faleiro
21 / 40
Increase2.svg 3Government
2002 Pratapsingh Rane
16 / 40
Decrease2.svg 5Opposition
2007 Digambar Kamat
16 / 40
Steady2.svgGovernment
2012
9 / 40
Decrease2.svg 7Opposition
2017 Pratapsingh Rane
17 / 40
Increase2.svg8Opposition
2022 Digambar Kamat
11 / 40
Decrease2.svg6Opposition

MPs and MLAs from Goa

S.No.NameConstituency
Member of Parliament
1 Viriato Fernandes South Goa
Member of Legislative Assembly
1 Carlos Alvares Ferreira Aldona
2 Altone D'Costa Quepem
3 Yuri Alemao Cuncolim

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. [5]

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