Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party is a political party in India. It was Goa's first ruling party after the end of Portuguese rule in Goa in 1961.
Vasco da Gama,often shortened to Vasco,is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict). The city lies on the western tip of the Mormugao peninsula,at the mouth of the Zuari River,about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Panaji,Goa's capital,28 kilometres (17 mi) from Margao,the district headquarters and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Dabolim Airport.
Dabolim is a village,with a total population of around 6700,in Mormugão,Goa,India. It is located about 30 km from the state capital Panjim,23 km from the South Goa district headquarters Margão and 5 kilometres from Vasco da Gama,the headquarters of Mormugão. Dabolim Airport,the first airport in Goa,is located here.
Mormugao is a coastal town situated in the eponymous subdistrict of Southern Goa state,India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.
This is a timeline of Goan history. It overlaps with the histories of other regions in South Asia,the Indian subcontinent,and colonial powers that influenced the region,including Portugal.
The Government of Goa is a state government created by the Constitution of India and has executive,legislative and judicial authority of the state of Goa. It is headquartered in Panaji,the capital city of Goa.
Gaspar da Gama,also known as Gaspar da India and Gaspar de Almeida,was an interpreter and guide to several Portuguese exploratory fleets. He was of Jewish origin and was probably born in Poznańin the Kingdom of Poland. In 1498 he was taken captive aboard Vasco da Gama's fleet on its return voyage to Portugal from India. He was known to speak multiple languages including Hebrew and Chaldean,as well as a mixture of Italian and Spanish.
Rajendra Arlekar is an Indian statesman who is serving as the 23rd Governor of Kerala. He previously served was the 29th Governor of Bihar. and the 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh,being the first person serving as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh from Goa. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa and a former speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is a leader of BJP.
The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim,Bardez. The Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly consists of 40 members. The assembly is in charge of the budget,the Assembly appropriates money for social programs,agricultural development,infrastructure development,etc. It is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.
The Goa Vikas Party (GVP) is a regional political party from Goa,India,was led by Francisco Pacheco. The GVP was founded by late Sitaram Bandodkar,and the current president is Francisco Pacheco's partner Viola Pacheco. It was revived by Pacheco,who left the Nationalist Congress Party and joined the GVP ahead of the 2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election. It is a part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It is a part of the ruling coalition in Goa,the other members being the BJP and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. The GVP has two members in the Goa Legislative Assembly:Pacheco from Nuvem but he resigned and Caetano Silva from Benaulim.
Vasco Da Gama Assembly constituency is one of the 40 constituencies of Goa state in South India. This constituency came into existence in 1989. It is also the most populated constituency of Goa.
Pramod Pandurang Sawant is an Indian politician and ayurveda medical practitioner who has served as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa since March 2019. He represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2012. He is the longest continuous serving Chief Minister of Goa.
Jose Luis Carlos Almeida,or simply Carlos Almeida,is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He was a two term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly.
Mohiuddin Bava is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He represented the Mangalore City North seat as a member of the Indian National Congress party in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2018.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Goa on 14 February 2022 to elect 40 members of the Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022.
The Revolutionary Goans Party is a regional party in the Indian state of Goa. First registered as a non-governmental organization when founded in March 2017,it received recognition as a political party from the Election Commission of India in 2022. The party contested 38 seats in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election,winning the St Andre constituency. The party's "anti-migrant" policies have been classified as similar to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
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.
The Eighth Goa Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in western India. It consists of 40 members. It is in-charge of the budget,the Assembly appropriates money for social programs,agricultural development,infrastructure development,etc. It is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.
Carlos Alvares Ferreira is an Indian politician and senior advocate who serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly,representing the Aldona Assembly constituency since 2022. He is a former Assistant Solicitor General of India,Public prosecutor and Advocate General of Goa. Ferreira contested on Indian National Congress ticket in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election and emerged victorious. He defeated two term Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Glenn Ticlo by a margin of 1,823 votes.
Urminda Mascarenhas e Lima Leitao was an Indian politician,educator and businesswoman. She was a former member of the Goa,Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly,representing the Mormugao Assembly constituency from 1963 to 1967. Mascarenhas was the first woman MLA to be elected in the 1963 Goa,Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election,also the first and only woman legislator from the Mormugao Assembly constituency. She was known for her diligent attitude and radical speeches in the state legislative assembly.
