Francisco Silveira
Birth nameFrancisco Manuel Silveira
Birth date12 April 1968 (age 58)
Birth placeAgaçaim, Goa, India
Office 1Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
Constituency 1St. Andre
Term start 12017
Term end 12022
Predecessor 1Vishnu Wagh
Successor 1Viresh Borkar
PartyBharatiya Janata Party (2019–present)
Other partyIndian National Congress (till 2019)
EducationHigher Secondary School Certificate
ProfessionBusinessman

Francisco Manuel Silveira (born 12 April 1968) is an Indian politician and businessman who was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from St. Andre in the 1999, 2002, 2007, 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1] He was one of the ten members of Indian National Congress who joined Bharatiya Janata Party in July 2019.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "List of Successful Candidates" (Xlsx). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ 10 former Goa Congress MLAs, who joined BJP, reach Delhi to meet Amit Shah
  3. ^ In fresh jolt to Congress in Goa, 10 party legislators switch to BJP