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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|5|16}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|5|16}} | ||
| birth_place =[[Carmona, Goa]], [[Portuguese India]] | | birth_place =[[Carmona, Goa]], [[Portuguese India]] | ||
| residence = | | residence = Varca | ||
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| constituency6 = [[Benaulim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Benaulim]] | | constituency6 = [[Benaulim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Benaulim]] | ||
| party =[[ | | party =[[All India Trinamool Congress]] | ||
| spouse = Smt. Fatima Fernandes Alemao | | spouse = Smt. Fatima Fernandes Alemao | ||
| children = 1 son (Savio Valen Alemao) and 5 daughters (Valanka Alemao, Sharon Alemao, Aninha Alemao, Sara Anina Alemao, Wanda Alemao) | | children = 1 son (Savio Valen Alemao) and 5 daughters (Valanka Alemao, Sharon Alemao, Aninha Alemao, Sara Anina Alemao, Wanda Alemao) | ||
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'''Churchill Braz Alemao''' is a former [[List of Chief Ministers of Goa|Chief Minister]] and former MP of the 14th [[Lok Sabha]] of India. He is the current MLA of [[Benaulim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Benaulim constituency]] in the state of [[Goa]]. | '''Churchill Braz Alemao''' (born 16 May 1949) is a former [[List of Chief Ministers of Goa|Chief Minister]] and former MP of the 14th [[Lok Sabha]] of India. He is the current MLA of [[Benaulim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Benaulim constituency]] in the state of [[Goa]]. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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===Founding United Goans Democratic Party=== | ===Founding United Goans Democratic Party=== | ||
Alemao founded the [[United Goans Democratic Party]] as an | Alemao founded the [[United Goans Democratic Party]] as an spinoff of the [[United Goans Party]]. | ||
===Congress Days=== | ===Congress Days=== | ||
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In 2014, after his daughter Valanka Alemao was denied candidature by the [[Indian National Congress]] party in the elections to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from the [[South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Goa]], Alemao resigned from the [[Indian National Congress]] and announced that he would contest the polls as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/senior-goa-congress-leader-churchill-alemao-resigns/article5818726.ece|title=Senior Goa Congress leader Churchill Alemao resigns|first=Prakash|last=Kamat|date=22 March 2014|accessdate=30 May 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505202303/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/senior-goa-congress-leader-churchill-alemao-resigns/article5818726.ece#|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=4932 |title=Churchill joins Trinamool to contest South |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505203431/http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=4932 |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | In 2014, after his daughter Valanka Alemao was denied candidature by the [[Indian National Congress]] party in the elections to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from the [[South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Goa]], Alemao resigned from the [[Indian National Congress]] and announced that he would contest the polls as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/senior-goa-congress-leader-churchill-alemao-resigns/article5818726.ece|title=Senior Goa Congress leader Churchill Alemao resigns|first=Prakash|last=Kamat|date=22 March 2014|accessdate=30 May 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505202303/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/senior-goa-congress-leader-churchill-alemao-resigns/article5818726.ece#|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=4932 |title=Churchill joins Trinamool to contest South |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505203431/http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=4932 |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
Two days later, Alemao joined the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] | Two days later, Alemao joined the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] and was formally inducted in the party by [[Madan Mitra]], a Minister of State in the [[Government of West Bengal]]. He contested the elections to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from the [[South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)]] as a candidate of the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] and was defeated by [[Narendra Keshav Sawaikar]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Alemao polled 11,941<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/sawaikar-overcomes-all-odds-bag-s-goa-ls-seat |title=Sawaikar overcomes all odds to bag S Goa LS seat |access-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517211414/http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/sawaikar-overcomes-all-odds-bag-s-goa-ls-seat |archive-date=17 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> votes in these elections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://heraldgoa.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Churchill-Alemao-to-join-Trinamool/86927.html |title=Herald |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505194129/http://heraldgoa.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Churchill-Alemao-to-join-Trinamool/86927.html |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-25/news/48558991_1_tmc-leader-south-goa-daughter-valanka |title=Ex-Goa CM Churchill Alemao joins TMC |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505194152/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-25/news/48558991_1_tmc-leader-south-goa-daughter-valanka |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
===Joining Nationalist Congress Party=== | ===Joining Nationalist Congress Party=== | ||
On 17 October 2016 Alemao joined the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) and declared his intent to contest the election on the NCP ticket. | On 17 October 2016 Alemao joined the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) and declared his intent to contest the election on the NCP ticket. He won the [[Benaulim (Goa Assembly constituency)|Benaulim]] seat in [[2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election]]. | ||
===Return to AITC=== | |||
Alemao again joined AITC on 13 December 2021.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 December 2021|title=Goa: NCP’s Churchill Alemao Announces Merger With TMC|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-goa-ncps-churchill-alemao-announces-merger-with-tmc/404880|work=Outlook India|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=13 December 2021|title=Churchill Alemao, sole NCP MLA in Goa, joins Trinamool on Mamata Banerjee’s visit to state|url=https://theprint.in/politics/churchill-alemao-sole-ncp-mla-in-goa-joins-trinamool-on-mamata-banerjees-visit-to-state/780879/|work=The Print|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Football== | ==Football== | ||
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[[Category:Goa MLAs | [[Category:Goa MLAs 2017–2022]] | ||
[[Category:People from Benaulim]] | [[Category:People from Benaulim]] | ||
[[Category:Indian politicians convicted of crimes]] | [[Category:Indian politicians convicted of crimes]] | ||
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Churchill Braz Alemao (born 16 May 1949) is a former Chief Minister and former MP of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He is the current MLA of Benaulim constituency in the state of Goa.
Churchill Braz Alemao | |
|---|---|
| 4th Chief Minister of Goa | |
| In office 27 March 1990 – 14 April 1990 | |
| Governor | Gopal Singh |
| Preceded by | Pratapsingh Rane |
| Succeeded by | Luis Proto Barbosa |
| Constituency | Navelim |
| Member of Parliament Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Ramakant Angle |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Sardinha |
| Constituency | South Goa |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Faleiro |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Sardinha |
| Constituency | South Goa |
| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Caetano Silva |
| Constituency | Benaulim |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Luizinho Faleiro |
| Succeeded by | Avertano Furtado |
| Constituency | Navelim |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Alemao |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Pacheco |
| Constituency | Benaulim |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Monte Cruz |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Alemao |
| Constituency | Benaulim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1949 Carmona, Goa, Portuguese India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Fatima Fernandes Alemao |
| Children | 1 son (Savio Valen Alemao) and 5 daughters (Valanka Alemao, Sharon Alemao, Aninha Alemao, Sara Anina Alemao, Wanda Alemao) |
| Relatives | Ciabro Alemao, Late. Alvernaz Alemao, Roosevelt Alemao, Joaqium Alemao, Kennedy Alemao (all brothers) |
| Residence | Varca |
| As of 25 February, 2006 | |
Political careerEdit
Alemao was chief minister of Goa for a brief period in the early 1990s, and later became an MP representing the South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1996 to 1998.[1]
Founding United Goans Democratic PartyEdit
Alemao founded the United Goans Democratic Party as an spinoff of the United Goans Party.
Congress DaysEdit
In the late 1980s, Alemao quit the United Goans Democratic Party and joined the Indian National Congress. He became Chief Minister for a 18 days as part of the Progressive Democratic Front led by Congress. He had to resign due to an internal split in the party. After that Luis Proto Barbosa became chief minister. Later, Alemao became an MP as Congress leader.
Save Goa FrontEdit
In March 2007, Alemao quit Congress and formed a regional party, the Save Goa Front. The party contested 17 seats and won 2, including his seat and Reginaldo Lourenco Aleixo's. After the election, no party won a majority and the Save Goa Front joined the Congress-led alliance to form a government.
Return to CongressEdit
In January 2008, Alemao merged the Save Goa Front with Congress. He continued as an MLA and Minister in Goa during this period.
March 2012 electionsEdit
In the March 2012 elections to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Alemao lost to independent candidate Avertano Furtado by a margin of over 2000 votes.[2] His brother Joaqium Alemao, who was then Minister in the Government of Goa, also lost as he could not retain his Cuncolim constituency.[2] Churchill Alemao's daughter Valanka and Joaquim's son Yuri also lost the 2012 elections.[3] All four candidates from the Alemao family suffered defeat.[4][3] Churchill Alemao later blamed the then Chief Minister of Goa, Digambar Kamat and the Electronic Voting Machines for his defeat.[3]
Entry into the All India Trinamool CongressEdit
In 2014, after his daughter Valanka Alemao was denied candidature by the Indian National Congress party in the elections to the 16th Lok Sabha from the South Goa, Alemao resigned from the Indian National Congress and announced that he would contest the polls as an independent candidate.[5][6]
Two days later, Alemao joined the All India Trinamool Congress and was formally inducted in the party by Madan Mitra, a Minister of State in the Government of West Bengal. He contested the elections to the 16th Lok Sabha from the South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) as a candidate of the All India Trinamool Congress and was defeated by Narendra Keshav Sawaikar of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Alemao polled 11,941[7] votes in these elections.[8][9]
Joining Nationalist Congress PartyEdit
On 17 October 2016 Alemao joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and declared his intent to contest the election on the NCP ticket. He won the Benaulim seat in 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election.
Return to AITCEdit
FootballEdit
The football team Churchill Brothers is owned by Alemao's family.[12]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Berger bribery scam: Former Goa CM Churchill Alemao's bail plea rejected". Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "India Samachar | News from India | NRI News | Hindi, English Samachar". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Goa minister Churchill Alemao blames CM for his defeat". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "BJP sweeps Goa, Parrikar front runner to become Chief Minister". Ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ Kamat, Prakash (22 March 2014). "Senior Goa Congress leader Churchill Alemao resigns". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "Churchill joins Trinamool to contest South". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Sawaikar overcomes all odds to bag S Goa LS seat". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Herald". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Ex-Goa CM Churchill Alemao joins TMC". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Goa: NCP's Churchill Alemao Announces Merger With TMC". Outlook India. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "Churchill Alemao, sole NCP MLA in Goa, joins Trinamool on Mamata Banerjee's visit to state". The Print. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "Management - football". Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.