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]
Venzy Viegas | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 9 August 1977 Goa, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Education
editHighest Nautical Diploma in Nautical Science from South Tyneside College,South Shields,United Kingdom in 2011
Career
editMLA Capt Venzy Veigas is a merchant navy mariner with 17 years of sailing experience in tanker vessels.In 2022 he defeated Churchill Alemao (former Chief Minister of Goa) ,and won by a margin of 1,271 votes in the Benaulim Assembly constituency. Viegas was also appointed the Working President for AAP in May 2022.
Electoral Performance
edit2022 Assembly Election, Benaulim
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Venzy Viegas[7] | 6,411 | 30.36 |  10.76
| |
| AITC | Churchill Alemao | 5,140 | 24.34 | new | |
| INC | Anthony Dias | 4,697 | 22.25 | 12.15
| |
| 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 |  4.32
| |||
| Registered electors | 28,959 | ||||
| AAP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Merchant navy captain to giant killer: AAP's Venzy Viegas keen on uprooting graft in Goa". The Times of India. 20 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP wins maiden seats in Goa as Venzy Viegas beats Churchill Alemao". The Week. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Venzy is AAP's legislative party leader". The Times of India. 30 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Goa Assembly Election 2022: Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 January 2022.