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 appropriated 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

Defections

In July 2019 fourteen members of Indian National Congress switched their parties and joined Bharatiya Janata Party. + List of MLAsNo.Assembly ConstituencyMLANotes # Name 1 22 Siroda Subhash Shirodkar In 2017 changed party from Congress to BJP 2 1 Mandrem Dayanand Sopte In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 3 4 Tivim Nilkanth Halarnkar In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 4 7 Saligao Jayesh Salgaonkar In 2019 changed party from GFP to BJP 5 9 Porvorim Rohan Khaunte In 2019 changed party from Independent to BJP 6 11 Panaji Atanasio Monserrate In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 7 12 Taleigao Jennifer Monserrate In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 8 13 St. Cruz Antonio Fernandes in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 9 14 St. Andre Francisco Silveira in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 10 19 Valpoi Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 11 28 Nuvem Wilfred D'sa in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 12 34 Cuncolim Clafasio Dias in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 13 35 Velim Filipe Nery Rodrigues in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 14 36 Quepem Chandrakant Kavlekar in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 15 40 Canacona Isidore Fernandes in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 16 21 Ponda Ravi Naik In 2021 changed party from Congress to BJP

List of speakers NamePartyTenure Term start Term endPramod SawantBJP22-03-201719-03-2019 Rajesh PatnekarBJP19-03-2019Incumbent

Composition of the assembly

! style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1"| Seats

| align="left"| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 13

| align="left"| Indian National Congress (INC) | 17

| align="left"| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG) | 3

| align="left"| Independents (IND) | 3 |- | style="color:inherit;background:#353982"| | align="left"| Goa Forward Party (GFP) | 3

| align="left"| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 1 |- | colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |- style="font-weight:bold;" | align="left" colspan="2"| Total | 40 |- ! colspan="9" |

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. + List of MLAsAssembly ConstituencyMLA # Name Member PartyNotes1 Mandrem Dayanand SopteIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 2 PernemManohar Ajgaonkar3 Bicholim Rajesh Patnekar 4 Tivim Nilkanth HalarnkarIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 5 MapusaFrancis D'Souza6 SiolimVinoda Paliencar7 Saligao Jayesh SalgaonkarIn 2019 changed party from GFP to BJP 8 Calangute Michael Lobo 9 Porvorim Rohan KhaunteIn 2019 changed party from IND to BJP 10 Aldona Glenn Ticlo 11 PanajiSidharth Kuncalienker Resigned in May 2017 for Parrikar to contestManohar Parrikar Died in 2019Atanasio MonserrateIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 12 Taleigao Jennifer MonserrateIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 13 St. Cruz Antonio Fernandesin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 14 St. Andre Francisco Silveirain 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 15 Cumbarjua Pandurang Madkaikar 16 Maem Pravin Zantye 17 Sanquelim Pramod Sawant 18 Poriem Pratapsingh Rane19 Valpoi Vishwajit Pratapsingh RaneIn 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 20 Priol Govind Gaude21 Ponda Ravi NaikIn 2021 changed party from Congress to BJP 22 Siroda Subhash ShirodkarIn 2017 changed party from Congress to BJP 23 Marcaim Sudin Dhavalikar24 Mormugao Milind Naik 25 Vasco da Gama Carlos Almeida 26 Dabolim Mauvin Godinho 27 Cortalim Alina Saldanha 28 Nuvem Wilfred D'sain 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 29 Curtorim Aleixo Lourenco30 Fatorda Vijai Sardesai31 Margao Digambar Kamat32 Benaulim Churchill Alemao33 Navelim Luizinho Faleiro34 Cuncolim Clafasio Diasin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 35 Velim Filipe Nery Rodriguesin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 36 Quepem Chandrakant Kavlekarin 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP 37 Curchorem Nilesh Cabral 38 Sanvordem Deepak Pauskar39 Sanguem Prasad Gaonkar40 Canacona Isidore Fernandes in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP

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 Siolim : Resignation by Vinoda Paliencar Saligao : Resignation by Jayesh Salgaonkar Calangute : Resignation by Michael Lobo Porvorim : Resignation by Rohan Khaunte Maem: Resignation by Pravin Zantye Priol : Resignation by Govind Gaude Ponda : Resignation by Ravi Naik Vasco da Gama : Resignation by Carlos Almeida Cortalim : Resignation by Alina Saldanha Nuvem : Resignation by Wilfred D'sa Curtorim : Resignation by Aleixo Lourenco Benaulim's MLA Churchill Alemao switched from NCP to All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Navelim : Resignation by Luizinho Faleiro Velim : Resignation by Filipe Nery Rodrigues Sanvordem : Resignation by Deepak Pauskar Sanguem : Resignation by Prasad Gaonkar Canacona : Resignation by Isidore Fernandes

References

External links Goa Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website Goa Legislature official site