Viresh Borkar
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Viresh Borkar
| birth_name = Viresh Mukesh Borkar
| caption = Borkar in 2024
| image = Viresh Borkar in 2024.png
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|6|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Neura, Goa, India
| office = Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
| constituency = St. Andre
| majority = 5,395 (33.4%)
| term_start = 10 March 2022
| term_end =
| predecessor = Francisco Silveira
| office2 = President of Revolutionary Goans Party
| term_start2 = 1 January 2022
| predecessor2 = Office established
| term_end2 = July 2022
| successor2 = Manoj Parab{{Cite web|url=https://rgpofficial.org/team/|title=Meet the visionary minds behind Revolutionary Goan Party|date=12 July 2023}}
| party = Revolutionary Goans Party (since 2022)
| otherparty = Aam Aadmi Party (until 2017)
| education = Higher Secondary School Certificate
| profession = Businessman
| occupation = Politician
| committees = {{flatlist|
- Government Assurances
- Public Undertakings
- Rules
- Budget
- Business Advisory
- Public Accounts
- River Mhadei}}
}}
Viresh Mukesh Borkar (born 29 June 1993) is an Indian politician and businessman who serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly and an executive member of the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP), of which he was a founding member during its time as a non-governmental organization while serving as its president. In the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election, Borkar won the St. Andre Assembly constituency on the RGP ticket.
Borkar won the RGP's first seat in the assembly by defeating four-time MLA and former sports minister Francisco Silveira of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 76 votes. He became the youngest legislator (28) to be elected to the assembly since Mauvin Godinho (25) and Victor Gonsalves (27) were elected in 1989.{{Cite web |title=Inspired by freedom fighter grandfather, Viresh Borkar chose revolutionary path |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/inspired-by-freedom-fighter-grandfather-viresh-borkar-chose-revolutionary-path/articleshow/90313648.cms |website=The Times of India|date=19 March 2022 }}
Early and personal life
Viresh Mukesh Borkar was born on 29 July 1993{{bsn|date=January 2025}} in Neura, Goa to Mukesh Dattaram Borkar. He completed his Higher Secondary School Certificate in 2010 from Father Agnel's Higher Secondary School, Goa.{{Cite web |title=Viresh Mukesh Borkar(Revolutionary Goans Party):Constituency- ST. ANDRE(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/goa2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=199 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=myneta.info}}{{bsn|date=January 2025}} Later, he dropped out of a computer diploma course and took up courses in agriculture and farming.
His grandfather, Dattaram Pandhari Borkar, was a freedom fighter who inspired the young Borkar to follow in his footsteps. Like many other teenagers, Borkar was eager to become a successful businessman so that he could make enough money to live comfortably.
Positions held
- Member of Committee on Government Assurances (19 January 2023 – present)
- Member of Committee on Public Undertakings (19 January 2023 – present)
- Member of Rules Committee (31 May 2022 – present)
- Member of Budget Committee (31 May 2022 – present)
- Member of Business Advisory Committee (30 March 2022 – present)
- Member of Public Accounts Committee
- Member of House Committee To Study Issues Related To River Mhadei{{Cite web |title=Goa Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member_detail.php?mem_id=257 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.goavidhansabha.gov.in}}
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