Velim
SLA
MlaCruz Silva
Latest election year2022
StateGoa
DistrictSouth Goa
Loksabha consSouth Goa
Established1989
ReservationNone
Electors31,534[1][needs update]
Constituency no35

Velim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India.[2] Itlso one of the 20 constituencies falling under South Goa Lok Sabha constituency and includes villages and towns like Velim, Assolna, Ambelim, Chinchinim and Sao Jose de Areal.

It has traditionally been regarded as a longstanding stronghold of the Congress party.[3]

Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1989Farrel Furtado[4]
1994Manu Fernandes[5]
1999[6]Filipe Nery Rodrigues
2002[7]
2007[8]
2012Benjamin Silva[9]
2017Filipe Nery Rodrigues[10]
2022Cruz Silva[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". 26 November 2008. pp. 110–114. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Battleground Velim: 4 contenders for Cong ticket". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  4. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1989". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1994". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1999". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2002". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2007". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2021.