# 6th 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

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

## Goa Assembly Name

| Mandrem | Ponda | Pernem | Siroda | Panaji | Navelim |
| 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

Composition of the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly :
| Party | Seats |
| Bhartiya Janata Party | 21 |
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 3 |
| Indian National Congress | 9 |
| Goa Vikas Party | 2 |
| Independents | 5 |
| Total | 40 |

## Members

The following is the list of MLAs in the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly after the 2012 election.
List of MLAs by constituency :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Member | Member | Member |
| # | Name | Name | Party | 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 |
| 27 | Cortalim | Alina Saldanha | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 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

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.