Venzy Viegas | |
|---|---|
| Viegas in 2024 | |
| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Churchill Alemao |
| Constituency | Benaulim |
| AAP Working President | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1977 Goa,India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Venzy Viegas (born 9 August 1977) [1] is an Indian politician and former merchant navy officer [2] who serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly,representing the Benaulim Assembly constituency. A member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),he was elected as the MLA from Benaulim in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election. [3] [4] Viegas was appointed the legislative party leader of AAP in Goa Assembly in March 2022. [5]
Viegas graduated with the Highest Nautical Diploma in Nautical Science from South Tyneside College,South Shields,United Kingdom in 2011.[ citation needed ]
Veigas is a merchant navy mariner with 17 years of sailing experience in tanker vessels.[ citation needed ]
In 2022 he defeated Churchill Alemao (former Chief Minister of Goa),and won by a margin of 1,271 votes in the Benaulim Assembly constituency. Viegas was also appointed the Working President for AAP in May 2022.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Venzy Viegas | 6,411 | 30.32% | ||
| AITC | Churchill Alemao | 5,140 | 24.31% | New | |
| INC | Antonio Feliciano Dias (Tony) | 4,697 | 22.21% | ||
| RGP | Desmond Fernandes | 3,854 | 18.23% | New | |
| BJP | Damodar (Samir) Bandodkar | 851 | 4.02% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 161 | 0.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,271 | 6.01% | |||
| Turnout | 21,145 | 72.35% | |||
| Registered electors | 28,959 | ||||
| AAP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||