6th Goa Assembly

Goa Legislative Assembly
Type
Type|

Unicameral

Term limits

| 5 years
History
Founded| 2012
Disbanded| 2017
Preceded by| 5th Goa Assembly
Succeeded by| 7th Goa Assembly
Leadership

Speaker

Anant Shet[1][2], BJP

Deputy Speaker

Vishnu Wagh[3][4], BJP
since 2012

Leader of the House

Laxmikant Parsekar, BJP
since 2014

Leader Of Opposition

Pratapsingh Rane, INC
since March, 2012

Structure
Seats| 40

Political groups

|  BJP (21)

Congress (7)
MGP (3)
GVP (1)
Goa Su-Raj Party (1)[5]
Independents (5)

Vacant (2) [6][7]
Elections

Voting system

| First-past-the-post

Last election

| 3 March 2012

Next election

| 4 February 2017
Website
Goa Assembly

The Sixth Goa Assembly (term : 2012-2017) 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.

The Assembly met in the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez.

## Leaders

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Position  | Name

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Governor  | Mridula Sinha
Chief Minister  | Laxmikant Parsekar
Deputy Chief Minister  | Francis Dsouza
Speaker  | Anant Shet
Deputy Speaker  | Vishnu Wagh

## Goa Assembly Name

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Mandrem | Ponda | Pernem | Siroda | Panaji | Navelim

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Bicholim | Marcaim | Tivim | Mormugao | Margao | St. Andre
Mapusa | Vasco Da Gama | Siolim | Dabolim | Taleigao | Cuncolim
Saligao | Cortalim | Calangute | Nuvem | Benaulim | Cumbarjua
Porvorim | Curtorim | Aldona | Fatorda | Santa Cruz | Velim
Maem | Quepem | Sanquelim | Curchorem | Poriem | Sanvordem
Valpoi | Sanguem | Priol | Canacona

## Composition

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Composition of the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly[8] Party  | Seats

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Bhartiya Janata Party | 21
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 3
Indian National Congress | 9
Goa Vikas Party | 2
Independents | 5
Total  | 40

## Members

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The following is the list of MLAs in the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly after the 2012 election.

List of MLAs by constituency  Assembly Constituency  | Member

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#  | Name  | Name  | Party
1  | Mandrem | Laxmikant Parsekar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2  | Pernem | Rajendra Arlekar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
3  | Bicholim | Naresh Sawal |  | Independent
4  | Tivim | Kiran Kandolkar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
5  | Mapusa | Francis D'Souza |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
6  | Siolim | Dayanand Mandrekar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
7  | Saligao | Dilip Parulekar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
8  | Calangute | Michael Lobo |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
9  | Porvorim | Rohan Khaunte |  | Independent
10  | Aldona | Glenn Ticlo |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
11  | Panaji | Manohar Parrikar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
12  | Taleigao | Jennifer Monserrate |  | Indian National Congress
13  | Santa Cruz | Atanasio Monserrate |  | Indian National Congress
14  | St. Andre | Vishnu Wagh |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
15  | Cumbarjua | Pandurang Madkaikar |  | Indian National Congress
16  | Maem | Anant Shet |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
17  | Sanquelim | Pramod Sawant |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
18  | Poriem | Pratapsingh Rane |  | Indian National Congress
19  | Valpoi | Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane |  | Indian National Congress
20  | Priol | Deepak Dhavalikar |  | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
21  | Ponda | Lavoo Mamledar |  | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
22  | Siroda | Mahadev Naik |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
23  | Marcaim | Sudin Dhavalikar |  | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
24  | Mormugao | Milind Naik |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
25  | Vasco da Gama | Carlos Almeida |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
26  | Dabolim | Mauvin Godinho |  | Indian National Congress
27  | Cortalim | Matanhy Saldanha (dead)  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
Alina Saldanha
28  | Nuvem | Francisco Pacheco |  | Goa Vikas Party
29  | Curtorim | Aleixo Lourenco |  | Indian National Congress
30  | Fatorda | Vijai Sardesai |  | Independent
31  | Margao | Digambar Kamat |  | Indian National Congress
32  | Benaulim | Caetano Silva |  | Goa Vikas Party
33  | Navelim | Avertano Furtado |  | Independent
34  | Cuncolim | Subhash Rajan Naik |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
35  | Velim | Benjamin Silva |  | Independent
36  | Quepem | Chandrakant Kavlekar |  | Indian National Congress
37  | Curchorem | Nilesh Cabral |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
38  | Sanvordem | Ganesh Gaonkar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
39  | Sanguem | Subhash Phal Desai |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
40  | Canacona | Ramesh Tawadkar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party

### By-election

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After the death of incumbent MLA of Cortalim Matanhy Saldanha, his wife Alina Saldanha was elected unopposed from Cortalim on 25 May. Other candidates withdrew from the contest. She was given her husband's ministerial portfolio as forest minister.[9][10][11]

## References

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1. ^ "Shet elected new Speaker".
2. ^ "Shet elected Speaker; Monseratte couple absent".
3. ^ "sant andre mla MLA Vishnu wagh was on Thursday elected as the deputy speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly".
4. ^ "Mauvin stands up with Cong, Wagh elected Dy Speaker".
5. ^ "Now, Mickky joins Goa Su-Raj Party | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
6. ^ "Congress leader Madkaikar resigns from Goa assembly ahead of polls, joins BJP". 22 December 2016.
7. ^ "Congress leader Mauvin Godinho resigns from Goa Assembly".
8. ^ Statistical Report on General Election, 2012, to the Legislative Assembly of Goa (Report). Election Commission of India.
9. ^ "Alina Saldanha Inducted in Goa Cabinet". daijiworld.com. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
10. ^ "Alina Saldanha to be inducted into Goa Cabinet on June 8". Zee News. 3 June 2012.
11. ^ "Alina Saldanha inducted into Goa cabinet". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 8 June 2012 - via Business Standard.

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