# 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

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 MLAs :
| No. | Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | MLA | Notes |
| No. | # | Name | MLA | Notes |
| 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

| Name | Party | Tenure | Tenure |
| Name | Party | Term start | Term end |
| Pramod Sawant | BJP | 22-03-2017 | 19-03-2019 |
| Rajesh Patnekar | BJP | 19-03-2019 | Incumbent |

## Composition of the assembly

← Partywise composition of 7th Goa Legislative Assembly after 2017 election :
| Parties and coalitions | Parties and coalitions | Seats |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 13 |
| | Indian National Congress (INC) | 17 |
| | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG) | 3 |
| | Independents (IND) | 3 |
| | Goa Forward Party (GFP) | 3 |
| | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 1 |
| Total | Total | 40 |

## 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 MLAs :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | MLA | MLA | MLA | |
| # | Name | Member | Party | Party | Notes |
| 1 | Mandrem | Dayanand Sopte | | Indian National Congress | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 1 | Mandrem | Dayanand Sopte | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 2 | Pernem | Manohar Ajgaonkar | | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | |
| 3 | Bicholim | Rajesh Patnekar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 4 | Tivim | Nilkanth Halarnkar | | Indian National Congress | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 4 | Tivim | Nilkanth Halarnkar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 5 | Mapusa | Francis D'Souza | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 6 | Siolim | Vinoda Paliencar | | Goa Forward Party | |
| 7 | Saligao | Jayesh Salgaonkar | | Goa Forward Party | In 2019 changed party from GFP to BJP |
| 7 | Saligao | Jayesh Salgaonkar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2019 changed party from GFP to BJP |
| 8 | Calangute | Michael Lobo | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 9 | Porvorim | Rohan Khaunte | | Independent politician | In 2019 changed party from IND to BJP |
| 9 | Porvorim | Rohan Khaunte | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2019 changed party from IND to BJP |
| 10 | Aldona | Glenn Ticlo | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 11 | Panaji | Sidharth Kuncalienker | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Resigned in May 2017 for Parrikar to contest |
| 11 | Panaji | Manohar Parrikar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Died in 2019 |
| 11 | Panaji | Atanasio Monserrate | | Indian National Congress | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 11 | Panaji | Atanasio Monserrate | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 12 | Taleigao | Jennifer Monserrate | | Indian National Congress | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 12 | Taleigao | Jennifer Monserrate | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 13 | St. Cruz | Antonio Fernandes | | Indian National Congress | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 13 | St. Cruz | Antonio Fernandes | | Bharatiya Janata Party | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 14 | St. Andre | Francisco Silveira | | Indian National Congress | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 14 | St. Andre | Francisco Silveira | | Bharatiya Janata Party | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 15 | Cumbarjua | Pandurang Madkaikar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 16 | Maem | Pravin Zantye | | 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 | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 19 | Valpoi | Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 20 | Priol | Govind Gaude | | Independent | |
| 21 | Ponda | Ravi Naik | | Indian National Congress | In 2021 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 21 | Ponda | Ravi Naik | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2021 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 22 | Siroda | Subhash Shirodkar | | Indian National Congress | In 2017 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 22 | Siroda | Subhash Shirodkar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | In 2017 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 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 | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 27 | Cortalim | Alina Saldanha | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 28 | Nuvem | Wilfred D'sa | | Indian National Congress | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 28 | Nuvem | Wilfred D'sa | | Bharatiya Janata Party | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 29 | Curtorim | Aleixo Lourenco | | Indian National Congress | |
| 30 | Fatorda | Vijai Sardesai | | Goa Forward Party | |
| 31 | Margao | Digambar Kamat | | Indian National Congress | |
| 32 | Benaulim | Churchill Alemao | | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 33 | Navelim | Luizinho Faleiro | | Indian National Congress | |
| 34 | Cuncolim | Clafasio Dias | | Indian National Congress | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 34 | Cuncolim | Clafasio Dias | | Bharatiya Janata Party | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 35 | Velim | Filipe Nery Rodrigues | | Indian National Congress | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 35 | Velim | Filipe Nery Rodrigues | | Bharatiya Janata Party | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 36 | Quepem | Chandrakant Kavlekar | | Indian National Congress | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 36 | Quepem | Chandrakant Kavlekar | | Bharatiya Janata Party | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 37 | Curchorem | Nilesh Cabral | | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 38 | Sanvordem | Deepak Pauskar | | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | |
| 39 | Sanguem | Prasad Gaonkar | | Independent | |
| 40 | Canacona | Isidore Fernandes | | Indian National Congress | in 2019 changed party from Congress to BJP |
| 40 | Canacona | Isidore Fernandes | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 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