Save Goa Front

{{Infobox Indian Political Party

| party_name = Save Goa Front

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| colorcode = #41F6C4

| founder = Churchill Alemao

| leader = Churchill Alemao

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| foundation = March 2007

| dissolution = January 2008

| merged = Indian National Congress

| split = Indian National Congress

| eci = dissolved party {{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}}

| alliance = United Progressive Alliance
(2007-2008)

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|abbreviation = SGF

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Save Goa Front was a defunct 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 Congress Party, ahead of the 2007 Goa election.

History

File:Renovated Margao Fish Market.jpgIn 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.{{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}}{{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}} 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) =

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! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" |Term

! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white"|Assembly Election

! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" |Seats
contested

! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" |Seats
won

! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" | Popular votes

! style="background-color:#41F6C4;color:white" |% of
votes

5th Legislative assembly

| 2007

| 17

| 2

|55,471

|7.8%

List of Goa Assembly Members

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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 Braz Alemao \|2007 \|2012 \|Navelim
2 \|Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco \|2007 \|2012 \|Curtorim

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 Braz Alemao

|2007

|2012

|Navelim

2