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Arecio D'Souza
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–2002
Preceded byManu Fernandes
Succeeded byJoaquim Alemao
ConstituencyCuncolim
Majority5,294 (39.71%)
Personal details
Born
Arecio Agapito D'Souza

(1949-09-07) 7 September 1949 (age 76)
Cuncolim, Goa, Portuguese India, Portuguese Empire
Political partyIndian National Congress
(1998–2002)
Spouse(s)Sunita D'Souza
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman

Arecio Agapito D'Souza (born 7 September 1949) is an Indian politician and businessman who is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Cuncolim Assembly constituency from 1994 to 2002.[1][2][3][4]

Early and personal life[edit | edit source]

Arecio Agapito D'Souza was born on 7 September 1949 in Cuncolim, Goa, Portuguese India during the Portuguese Empire (now in India). He completed his M.A.B and is married to Sunita Dsouza. He currently resides at Cuncolim.

Career[edit | edit source]

In July 1998, D'Souza left United Goans Democratic Party to join Indian National Congress.[5]

Positions held[edit | edit source]

  • Former chairman of the board of Goa State Pollution Control Board (1999–2002)[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "Former MLA bats for NIT at Cuncolim". oHeraldo. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. "Odds Stacked Against Defectors". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. "Now, ex-Cuncolim MLA Arecio pledges support to NIT". The Times of India. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. "Indian Kanoon". Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. "Chairman of the Board since inception". goaspcb.gov.in. Retrieved 21 August 2024.