JoséMatanhy de Saldanha was a Goan social activist,journalist,former Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly and school teacher,who campaigned for Goan identity,values,and culture. He also served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa with portfolios of Tourism as well as Science and Environment.
Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane is an Indian politician and a cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa headed by Pramod Sawant. He is the son of Pratapsingh Raoji Rane who is a former Chief Minister of Goa and an incumbent Indian National Congress party MLA in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Vishwajit Rane was the Minister of Health,Agriculture &Craftsmen Training in the Government of Goa led by Digambar Kamat from June 2007 to March 2012. Rane resigned as the MLA of the Valpoi Constituency and also from the Indian National Congress on 16 March 2017. He later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 7 April 2017 and was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on 12 April 2017 in the cabinet led by Manohar Parrikar. He was allotted the Health portfolio on 18 April 2017. In 2022,Rane won the assembly election on BJP ticket from Poriem. He made national headlines during his alleged involvement in the Rafale Aircraft controversy.
Govind Singh Dotasra is the president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. He was appointed Minister of State for primary and secondary education,Tourism and Devasthan in 2018 Government of Rajasthan. Later on 20th November 2021 he resigned from his ministry post respecting Party's one man one post policy. He is a member of 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and a former chief whip of the Indian National Congress party in that Assembly. He is representing the Laxmangarh constituency of Sikar district of Rajasthan since 2008 and has been a member of the INC since 1981.
Amal Mahadik is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Naresh Sawal is an Indian Politician from the state of Goa. He is a first term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Bicholim constituency.
Dayanand Rayu Mandrekar is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He was a four term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Siolim constituency.
Mahadev Naik is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He was a MLA from the Shiroda,Goa,constituency.
Alina Saldanha is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. She is former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Cortalim constituency.
Chandrakant Kavlekar also known as Babu Kavlekar is an Indian politician and former Minister of Town and Country Planning,Agriculture,Archives,Archaeology,Factories and Boilers of Goa. He belongs to Dhangar caste. He was a four-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly and represented the Quepem constituency.
Kiran Kandolkar is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. He is a first term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Tivim constituency. He was the president of All India Trinamool Congress Goa state unit,until his resignation after the defeat of the All India Trinamool Congress in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly Election.
Ticlo Glenn D'Souza is an Indian Politician from the state of Goa. He was a two-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Aldona constituency.
Atanasio Monserrate,also known as Babush,is an Indian politician from the state of Goa. Babush is a three term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from Panaji. He was the Member of Legislative Assembly for Taleigao. He is married to Jennifer Monserrate,Member of Legislative Assembly,Taleigao.
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.
Jennifer Monserrate is an Indian Politician from the state of Goa. She is a third term member from Taleigao Constituency of the Goa Legislative Assembly. She is the incumbent Cabinet Minister for Revenue,IT,Labour and Employment under the Chief Minister of Dr. Pramod Sawant. She assumed office of Minister of Revenue and IT in July 2019.
Baburao Chinchansur is an Indian politician and who served as an MLA represented Gurmitkal for three terms and Chittapur for two terms from the state of Karnataka and served as a Minister of Textiles,Ports &Inland Transport of Karnataka from 2013 to 2016. He also served as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from 2022 to 2023.
K. Vasantha Bangera is an Indian Politician from the state of Karnataka. Bangera is a five term member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and represents the Belthangady constituency.
Annie Shekhar was an Indian politician who was a senior member of the Indian National Congress.
Goa Forward Party is a regional political party in the western coastal Indian state of Goa,led by Vijai Sardesai. The GFP fielded four candidates in the 2017 Goa Assembly election and won three seats. It played a crucial,if controversial,role in the return of the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in the March 2017 election results in Goa. The party's motto is "Goem,Goemkar,Goemkarponn". The party was launched on 25 January 2016 and its symbol is the coconut.
Vinoda Datarama Paliencar is an Indian politician and a former cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa. He is also a former Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Siolim constituency from 2017 to 2022,and belongs to the Goa Forward Party. Paliencar was the Minister for Fisheries and Water Resources Department. He is a classical singer. Paliencar is the in-charge of the OBC wing of the Goa Forward Party.
The Sixth 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 is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.
