Venzy Viegas

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Venzy Viegas
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 March 2022
Preceded byChurchill Alemao
ConstituencyBenaulim
AAP Working President
Assumed office
24 May 2022
Personal details
BornGoa, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
ResidenceGoa
OccupationPolitician

Venzy Viegas is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Benaulim (Goa Assembly constituency) in the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA from Benaulim in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]

Career[]

Venzy Viegas was also appointed as the Working President for AAP in May 2022.[3][4] He defeated Churchil Alemao (former Chief Minister of Goa) who contested on TMC ticket by a margin of more than 1,000 votes.

Electoral performance[]

2022 assembly election, Benaulim[]

This section is transcluded from Benaulim (Goa Assembly constituency). ( | )
Assembly Election, 2022:Benaulim[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Venzy Viegas[6] 6,411 30.36 Increase10.76
AITC Churchill Alemao 5,140 24.34 new
INC Anthony Dias 4,697 22.25 Increase12.15
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 Decrease4.32
Registered electors 28959
AAP gain from NCP Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ "AAP wins maiden seats in Goa as Venzy Viegas beats Churchill Alemao". The Week. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Support pours in for AAP leader Palekar". oHeraldo. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ NewsDesk, G. C. (2 December 2021). "Amit Palekar's indefinite hunger strike continues; garners support of 30K - Goa Chronicle". Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Goa Assembly Election 2022: Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
from Benaulim Assembly constituency
2022 – present 		Incumbent
Aam Aadmi Party political offices
Preceded by
Post established
 Vice president of AAP Goa
Jan 2022 – present 		Incumbent


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