Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
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Goa Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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| President | Amit Patkar |
| Chairman | Yuri Alemao |
| Headquarters | D.B. Bandodkar Marg, Panaji-403001, Goa |
| Youth wing | Goa Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee |
| Ideology | |
| Alliance | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 2
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 1
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| Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly | 3 / 40
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| Election symbol | |
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Goa Pradesh Congress Committee or (Goa PCC) is the state unit of Indian National Congress for the State of Goa.[1] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. Its headquarters are located at the Dayanand Bandodkar Road.[2][3] in Panaji, Goa. The incumbent President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee is Amit Patkar.[4]
Structure and Composition
[edit]| S.no | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manikrao Thakre | AICC Incharge |
| 2. | Amit Patkar | President Goa Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 3. | Yuri Alemao | Working President & CLP Leader Goa Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 4. | Beena Shantaram Naik | President Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress |
| 5. | Joel Andred | President Goa Pradesh Youth Congress |
| 6. | Naushad Chowdhari | President Goa Pradesh NSUI |
List of Presidents
[edit]| S.no | President | Portrait | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Francisco Sardinha | 
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16 August 2007 | September 2008 |
| 2. | Subhash Shirodkar | September 2008 | July 2013 | |
| 3. | John Fernandes | July 2013 | 7 October 2017 | |
| 4. | Luizinho Faleiro | 7 October 2014 | 8 July 2017 | |
| 5. | Shantaram Naik | 8 July 2017 | 9 June 2018 | |
| 6. | Girish Chodankar | 9 June 2018 | 31 March 2023 | |
| 7. | Amit Patkar | 31 March 2023 | incumbent | |
Goa Legislative Assembly election
[edit]| Year | Party leader | Seats won | Change in seats |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Kalidas Patel | 1 / 30
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New | Opposition |
| 1967 | 0 / 30
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 1
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Opposition | |
| 1972 | H. Vallabhabhai Tendel | 1 / 30
|
 1
|
Opposition |
| 1977 | Pratapsingh Rane | 10 / 30
|
9
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Opposition |
| 1980 | 20 / 30
|
10
|
Government | |
| 1984 | 18 / 30
|
2
|
Government | |
| 1989 | 20 / 40
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2
|
Government | |
| 1994 | 18 / 40
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2
|
Government | |
| 1999 | Luizinho Faleiro | 21 / 40
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3
|
Government |
| 2002 | Pratapsingh Rane | 16 / 40
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5
|
Opposition |
| 2007 | Digambar Kamat | 16 / 40
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|
Government |
| 2012 | 9 / 40
|
7
|
Opposition | |
| 2017 | Pratapsingh Rane | 17 / 40
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8
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Opposition |
| 2022 | Digambar Kamat | 11 / 40
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6
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Opposition |
MPs and MLAs from Goa
[edit]| S.No. | Name | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | ||
| 1 | Viriato Fernandes | South Goa |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | ||
| 1 | Carlos Alvares Ferreira | Aldona |
| 2 | Altone D'Costa | Quepem |
| 3 | Yuri Alemao | Cuncolim |
Factions
[edit]Goa Congress was a former regional political party in Goa. It was a splinter faction of Indian National Congress and was led by Wilfred de Souza. Later it merged with the Congress Party.[5]
See also
[edit]- Indian National Congress
- Congress Working Committee
- All India Congress Committee
- Pradesh Congress Committee
- All India Mahila Congress
- Indian Youth Congress
- National Students Union of India
References
[edit]- ^ "All India Congress Committee - AICC". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Press Release on Goa". 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
- ^ Rahman, M. (31 July 1989). "Congress(I) factions merge in Goa". India Today.
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