7th Goa Assembly

The Seventh Goa Assembly (term : 2017-2022) 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 was also responsible for proposing and levying taxes.

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

History

Elections

This section is transcluded from 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election. (edit | history)

The Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on February 4, 2017 to elect the 40 members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended on March 18, 2017. VVPAT-fitted EVMs was used in entire Goa state in the 2017 elections, which was the first time that an entire state in India saw the implementation of VVPAT.

Defections

In July 2019 fourteen members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

List of speakers

Composition of the assembly

2017 Goa assembly elections

Goa Legislative Assembly Aug 2017
Goa Legislative Assembly 2019
Goa Legislative Assembly July 2020

Members of Legislative Assembly

The list of MLAs after the 2017 election until the end of 2021 is shown below. In July 2019 ten members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

End of Seventh Assembly

In December 2021- January 2022, as the term of the seventh assembly came near to the end, several MLAs resigned and switched parties before the next elections. They were

References

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