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| name = Rodolfo Fernandes<br />
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| image = Rodolfo Fernandes.png<br />
| caption = Fernandes in 2024<br />
| office = [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Member of Goa Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 10 March 2022<br />
| predecessor = [[Antonio Fernandes (politician)|Antonio Fernandes]]<br />
| constituency = [[St. Cruz Assembly constituency|St. Cruz]]<br />
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| party = [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] (2022–present)<br />
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (2022)<br />
| mother = [[Victoria Fernandes]]<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|gangster|gang leader}}<br />
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'''Rodolfo Louis Fernandes''' is an Indian politician, former [[gangster]], and [[gang leader]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayan |first=Rajan |date=2024-07-05 |title=GOA’S GOONDAGIRI GANGSTERS! |url=https://www.goanobserver.in/2024/07/05/goas-goondagiri-gangsters/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=Goan Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> who has served as a member of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]], representing the [[St. Cruz Assembly constituency]] since 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thequint.com/elections/goa-assembly-elections-2022-results-lawyer-turned-polician-amit-palekar |title=AAP CM Candidate Amit Palekar Loses From North Goa's St Cruz |date=10 Mar 2022 |quote=The Congress candidate Rodolfo Louis Fernandes won the seat with 8,841 votes |access-date=14 March 2022 |publisher=[[The Quint]]}}</ref> He began his political career in 2012 as an independent and subsequently joined the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) in 2022. He defected to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Another Setback to Congress in Goa, 8 Party MLAs join BJP including Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/blow-for-congress-in-goa-ex-cm-kamat-7-others-likely-to-join-bjp/articleshow/94191835.cms|work=[[Times of India]]|date=14 September 2022|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2012, Fernandes initially ran as an independent, contesting the [[St. Cruz Assembly constituency]], previously represented by his mother [[Victoria Fernandes]]. He lost to [[Atanasio Monserrate]] of INC by a margin of 2336 votes which was 10.93% of the total votes polled. Monserrate was barred from Indian National Congress for anti-party activities in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Congress-expels-Babush-for-6-yrs/articleshow/46534183.cms|title=Congress expels Babush for 6 years|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=12 March 2015 |accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref> <br />
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In 2017, Fernandes ran for a second time again as an Independent and lost to [[Antonio Fernandes (politician)|Antonio Fernandes]] of INC, in a field of eight candidates. Hemant Golatkar and Fernandes, procured 5560 and 5262 votes respectively of the 22,215 total votes.{{cn|date=January 2025}}<br />
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In 2022, Fernandes, ran for the third time as Indian National Congress candidate. He switched to BJP the same year.{{cn|date=January 2025}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Rodolfo Louis Fernandes was born to Andre Francisco Xavier Romao Franandes and [[Victoria Fernandes]], in [[Santa Cruz, Goa]]. He completed his SSC from Santa Cruz High School and went on to complete his HSC from Dhempe College of Art and Science, [[Miramar, Goa]]. He is married and has three children. He hails from a [[Roman Catholic]] family.{{cn|date=January 2025}}<br />
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