Viresh Borkar | |
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| Member of Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Silveira |
| Constituency | St. Andre |
| Majority | 5,395 (33.4%) |
| President of Revolutionary Goans Party | |
| In office 1 January 2022 – July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Parab[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Viresh Mukesh Borkar 29 June 1993 Neura, Goa, India |
| Political party | Revolutionary Goans Party (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party (till 2017) |
| Education | Higher Secondary School Certificate (2010) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
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Viresh Mukesh Borkar (born 29 June 1993) is an Indian politician and businessman who serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly and an executive member of the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP), which he co-founded during its time as a non-governmental organization while serving as its president. In the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election, Borkar won the St. Andre Assembly constituency on the RGP ticket.
Borkar won the RGP's first seat in the assembly by defeating four-time MLA and former sports minister Francisco Silveira of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 76 votes. He became the youngest legislator (28) to be elected to the assembly since Mauvin Godinho (25) and Victor Gonsalves (27) were elected in 1989.[2]
Viresh Mukesh Borkar born on 29 July 1993[3] in Neura, Goa to Mukesh Dattaram Borkar. He completed his Higher Secondary School Certificate in 2010 from Father Agnel's Higher Secondary School, Goa.[4] Later, he dropped out of a computer diploma course and took up courses in agriculture and farming.[2]
His grandfather, Dattaram Pandhari Borkar, was a freedom fighter who inspired the young Borkar to follow in his footsteps. Like many other teenagers, Borkar was eager to become a successful businessman so that he could make enough money to live comfortably.[2]