Goa Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Goa
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
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)      INC (9)      MGP (3)      GVP (2)      Independent (5)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	3 March 2012
Website
Goa Assembly

The Goa Legislative Assembly is 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.

Following the end of Portuguese rule in 1961, Goa was placed under military administration headed by Lt. Gen. Candeth. But on 8 June 1962, military rule was replaced by civilian government when the Lt. Governor formed an informal Consultative Council of 29 nominated members to assist him in the administration of the territory. The Council first met on 24 September 1962 in a meeting open to the public.

The Assembly first convened on 9 January 1964 in the Secretariat building (Adil Shah's Palace).^[5] Hence, 9 January is marked as "Legislator's Day" every year in Goa. ^[6][7]When Goa became a state of India in 1987, the number of seats in the Assembly was increased to 40.

Presently, the Assembly meets in its own Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. Construction on the building began on 22 January 1994, and its completion was inaugurated by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the 5 March 2000.

Current Composition

Position	Name
Governor	Mridula Sinha
Chief Minister	Laxmikant Parsekar
Home Minister	Laxmikant Parsekar
Deputy Chief Minister	Francis Dsouza
Speaker	Anant Shet
Deputy Speaker	Vishnu Wagh

List of Speakers of Goa Legislative Assembly

Name	Party Affiliation	Tenure (d-m-y)
Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	10-1-1964 to 11-4-1967
Gopal Apa Kamat	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	13-4–1967 to 23-3-1972
Narayan S. Fugro	Independent	21-1-1980 to 22-3-1984
Froilano Machado	Indian National Congress	5-4-1984 to 20-1-1985
Dayanand Narvekar	Indian National Congress	21-1-1985 to 16-9-1989
Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa	Indian National Congress	22-1-1990 to 14-4-1990
Surendra V. Sirsat	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	26-4-1990 to 4-4-1991
Shaikh Hassan Haroon	Indian National Congress	26-7-1991 to 15-1-1995
Tomazinho L. Cardozo	Indian National Congress	16-1-1995 to 14-6-1999
Pratapsingh Rane	Indian National Congress	15-6-1999 to 11-6-2002
Vishwas Satarkar	Bharatiya Janata Party	12-6-2002 to 28-2-2005
Francisco Sardinha	Indian National Congress	28-2-2005 to 8-7-2005 (pro-tem)
Francisco Sardinha	Indian National Congress	8-7-2005 to 11-6-2007
Pratapsingh Rane	Indian National Congress	15-6-2007 to 6-3-2012
Rajendra Arlekar	Bharatiya Janata Party	16-3-2012 to 01-10-2015
Anant Shet	Bharatiya Janata Party	12-01-2016 onwards

Political parties

Summary of the Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2012 result

Party	Seats contested	Seats won	Seat change	Vote share
Bhartiya Janata Party	28	21	5	35.53%
Indian National Congress	34	9	7	34.87
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	7	3	1	5.92%
Goa Vikas Party	9	2	2
Independents	72	5	3
Total	-	40	-
Turnout:
Source: Election Commission of India

References

1. http://www.navhindtimes.in/shet-elected-new-speaker/
2. http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=6671
3. http://www.navhindtimes.in/sant-andre-mla-mla-vishnu-wagh-was-on-thursday-elected-as-the-deputy-speaker-of-goa-legislative-assembly/
4. http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=6689
5. http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/goa-legislative-assembly-infrastructure_1.php
6. http://www.goanconnection.com/goa-news/legislators-day-sees-voices-raised-against-agriculture-bill
7. http://www.goainfomedia.com/legislators-day-celebrated/

• Goa Legislature official site