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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Narayan Srinivasa Fugro<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1932|03|02}}<br />
| birth_place = Marcela, [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2009|09|01|1932|03|02}}<br />
| office = Speaker of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| termstart = 1972<br />
| term_end = 1980<br />
| predecessor = Gopal Appa Kamat<br />
| successor = Froilano Machado<br />
| office1 = Member of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| termstart1 = 1967<br />
| termend1 = 1980<br />
| predecessor1 = Mamdali Jiwani<br />
| successor1 = Shamjibhai Bhika Solanki <br />
| constituency1 = [[Diu (Goa Assembly constituency)|Diu]]<br />
| party =<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| nationality = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Narayan Srinivasa Fugro''' (March 2, 1932 – September 1, 2009) was an Indian politician.<ref name="a">{{cite book|title=India Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fmZmAAAAMAAJ|year=1972|publisher=INFA Publications|page=308}}</ref><ref name="h">''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/fugro-passes-away/article174086.ece Fugro passes away]''</ref> He served as the Speaker of the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Goa, Daman and Diu]] between February 24, 1972 and January 20, 1980.<ref name="a"/><ref name="Esteves1986"/><ref name="h"/><ref name="JainSecretariat1993">{{cite book|author1=C. K. Jain|author2=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha. Secretariat|title=The Union and State legislatures in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ff2KAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-7023-339-8|page=239}}</ref><br />
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He was the son of Shriniwas Krishna and Radhabai.<ref name="a"/> Fugro became a municipal councilor in [[Diu, India|Diu]] in 1959.<ref name="a"/> In 1967 he became the president of the Amichand Rupchand Charitable Dispensary Trust in Diu.<ref name="a"/><br />
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He was elected as an independent candidate from the Diu seat in the first Legislative Assembly election in 1967, with 1,552 votes (23.60% of the votes in the constituency).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statisticall%20Report%20Goa%201967.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA DAMAN & DIU]''</ref> In April 1971, he voted against a motion to include [[Konkani language]] in the Eight Scheduled of the [[Constitution of India]].<ref name="Fernandes1997">{{cite book|author=Aureliano Fernandes|title=Cabinet Government in Goa, 1961-1993: A Chronicled Analysis of 30 Years of Government and Politics in Goa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHpuAAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Maureen & Camvet Publishers|page=49}}</ref> He retained the Diu seat in the 1972 election, obtaining 4,598 votes (58.08%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_GOA_72.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA DAMAN AND DIU]''</ref> He again won the Diu seat in the 1977 election, with 5,522 votes (56.41%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Goa.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA]''</ref> His candidature was supported by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]].<ref name="Esteves1986">{{cite book|author=Sarto Esteves|title=Politics and political leadership in Goa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=imVuAAAAMAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Sterling Publishers|page=172}}</ref> In 1979 Fugro withdrew his support to the [[Shashikala Kakodkar]] cabinet, leading to its fall and the imposition of [[President's Rule]].<ref name="Furtado1981">{{cite book|author=A. D. Furtado|title=Goa, Yesterday, To-day, Tomorrow: An Approach to Various Socio-economic and Political Issues in Goan Life & Re-interpretation of Historical Facts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNpBAAAAYAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Furtado's Enterprises|page=138}}</ref><br />
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He lost the Diu seat in the 1980 election, finishing in second place with 4,633 votes (43.44%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%201980%20Goa.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA]''</ref> The election campaign was marred with violence, as followers of Fugro's opponent went on riot in Diu. Two people were killed in the clashes.<ref>{{cite book|title=India Today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T2KZAAAAIAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Limited|page=44}}</ref> Fugro again finished in second place in Diu the 1984 election, with 5,727 votes (47.15%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/Statistical%20Report%201984%20GOA.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1984 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA]''</ref> After [[Daman and Diu]] were separated from [[Goa]] and given [[Union Territory]] status of its own, a by-election for a [[Daman and Diu (Lok Sabha constituency)|new Lok Sabha constituency]] was held on November 7, 1987.<ref name="b"/> Fugro finished in second place, trailing behind [[Gopal Kalan Tandel]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="e"/> Fugro had stood as an independent candidate, obtaining 9,303 votes.<ref name="b">{{cite book|title=Asian Recorder, vol. 33|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EBQuAQAAIAAJ|year=1987|page=9780}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Political Events Annual|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SaJHAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=110}}</ref><ref name="e">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls Bye-election results 1952-95]''</ref><br />
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He died at the age of 78, after prolonged illness.<ref name="h"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:People from Diu]]<br />
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[[Category:Daman and Diu politicians]]<br />
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