Venzy Viegas | |
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Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Churchill Alemao |
Constituency | Benaulim |
AAP Working President | |
Assumed office 24 May 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Goa, India | 9 August 1977
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Occupation | Politician |
Captain Venzy Viegas (born 9 August 1977)[1] is an Indian politician and former merchant navy officer[2] who serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Benaulim Assembly constituency. A member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), he was elected as the MLA from Benaulim in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election.[3][4] Viegas was appointed as the legislative party leader of AAP in Goa Assembly in March 2022.[5]
Viegas was also appointed the Working President for AAP in May 2022.[6] He defeated Churchil Alemao (former Chief Minister of Goa) who contested on TMC ticket by a margin of more than 1,000 votes.
This section is transcluded from Benaulim (Goa Assembly constituency). (edit | history) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Venzy Viegas[8] | 6,411 | 30.36 | ![]() | |
AITC | Churchill Alemao | 5,140 | 24.34 | new | |
INC | Anthony Dias | 4,697 | 22.25 | ![]() | |
RGP | Desmond Fernandes | 3,854 | 18.25 | new | |
BJP | Damodar Bandotkar | 851 | 4.03 | new | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 161 | 0.76 | ||
Majority | 1,271 | ||||
Turnout | 70.20 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 28,959 | ||||
AAP gain from NCP | Swing |