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{{Short description|Defunct political party in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name = Save Goa Front
| party_logo =
| colorcode = #41F6C4
| founder = [[Churchill Alemao]]
| leader = [[Churchill Alemao]]
| secretary =
| loksabha_leader =
| rajyasabha_leader =
| foundation = March 2007
| dissolution = January 2008
| merged = [[Indian National Congress]]
| split = [[Indian National Congress]]
| eci = dissolved party <ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[United Progressive Alliance]] <br/> (2007-2008)
| position =
| loksabha_seats =
| rajyasabha_seats =
| youth =
| ideology =
| colours =
| headquarters =
| publication =
| symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Aeroplane.png|170px]]
| website =
|abbreviation = SGF
}}

'''Save Goa Front''' was a regional political party in the [[Indian state]] of [[Goa]]. It was founded by [[Churchill Alemao]]. The party formed when [[Churchill Alemao]] had a disagreement with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party, ahead of the [[2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2007 Goa election]].

==History==
[[File:Renovated Margao Fish Market.jpg|150px|thumb|Churchill Alemao, Founder and Leader of the party (2007-2008).]]In March 2007, Alemao quit Congress and formed a regional party. In the [[2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] the party contested 17 seats and won 2, including his seat and [[Aleixo Lourenco]]'s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goa Assembly Election Results in 2007 |url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2007-election-results.html |access-date=14 March 2017 |website=elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Election Commission of India : Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to The Legislative Assembly of Goa |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_UP_2007.pdf |website=eci.nic.in}}</ref> Afterwards, the party merged with [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]], and [[Digambar Kamat]] became [[chief minister]] of [[Goa]].

In January 2008, Alemao merged the Save Goa Front with Congress. He continued as an MLA and Minister in Goa during this period. In March 2008, The party merged with [[Indian National Congress]].

== Electoral history ==
=== Goa Vidhan Sabha (Lower House) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" |Term
! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white"|Assembly Election
! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" |Seats<br />contested
! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" |Seats<br />won
! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" | Popular votes
! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" |% of<br /> votes
|-
| [[5th Goa Assembly|5th Legislative assembly]]
| [[2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
| 17
| 2
|55,471
|7.8%
|}

== List of Goa Assembly Members ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#41F6C4; color:" | No.
! style="background-color:#41F6C4; color:" | Name
! style="background-color:#41F6C4; color:" | Date of Appointment
! style="background-color:#41F6C4; color:" | Date of Retirement
! style="background-color:#41F6C4; color:" | Constituency
|-
!1
|[[Churchill Alemao|Churchill Braz Alemao]]
|2007
|2012
|[[Navelim Assembly constituency|Navelim]]
|-
!2
|[[Aleixo Lourenco|Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco]]
|2007
|2012
|[[Curtorim Assembly constituency|Curtorim]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of political parties in India]]
* [[List of Indian National Congress breakaway parties]]
* [[List of United Progressive Alliance members]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2007 establishments in Goa]]
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Goa]]
[[Category:Former member parties of the United Progressive Alliance]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress breakaway groups]]

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