Churchill Alemao

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Churchill Alemao
Benaulim
Personal details
Born
Churchill Braz Alemao

(1949-05-16) 16 May 1949 (age 74)
All India Trinamool Congress
(2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseFatima Fernandes Alemao
Children6
Relatives
Residence(s)Varca, Goa, India

Churchill Braz Alemao (born 16 May 1949) is a former

Benaulim constituency in the state of Goa
.

Political career

Alemao was chief minister of Goa for a brief period in the early 1990s, and later became an MP representing the

Founding United Goans Democratic Party

Alemao founded the United Goans Democratic Party as a spinoff of the United Goans Party.

Congress days

In the late 1980s, Alemao quit the United Goans Democratic Party and joined the Indian National Congress. He became Chief Minister for a 18 days as part of the Progressive Democratic Front led by Congress. He had to resign due to an internal split in the party. After that Luis Proto Barbosa became chief minister. Later, Alemao became an MP as Congress leader.

Save Goa Front

In March 2007, Alemao quit Congress and formed a regional party, the

Save Goa Front. The party contested 17 seats and won 2, including his seat and Aleixo Lourenco
's. After the election, no party won a majority and the Save Goa Front joined the Congress-led alliance to form a government.

Return to Congress

In January 2008, Alemao merged the Save Goa Front with Congress. He continued as an MLA and Minister in Goa during this period.

March 2012 elections

In the March 2012 elections to the

Voting Machines for his defeat.[3]

Entry into the All India Trinamool Congress

In 2014, after his daughter Valanka Alemao was denied candidature by the

South Goa, Alemao resigned from the Indian National Congress and announced that he would contest the polls as an independent candidate.[5][6]

Two days later, Alemao joined the

All India Trinamool Congress and was defeated by Narendra Keshav Sawaikar of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Alemao polled 11,941[7] votes in these elections.[8][9]

Joining Nationalist Congress Party

On 17 October 2016 Alemao joined the

.

Return to AITC

Alemao again joined AITC on 13 December 2021.[10][11]

Football

The football team

Churchill Brothers, which is currently competing in I-League, is owned by Alemao's family.[12][13] His daughter Valanka Alemao is current CEO of the club.[14]

References

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  4. ^ "BJP sweeps Goa, Parrikar front runner to become Chief Minister". Ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ^ Kamat, Prakash (22 March 2014). "Senior Goa Congress leader Churchill Alemao resigns". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Churchill joins Trinamool to contest South". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Sawaikar overcomes all odds to bag S Goa LS seat". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Herald". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Ex-Goa CM Churchill Alemao joins TMC". Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Goa: NCP's Churchill Alemao Announces Merger With TMC". Outlook India. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Churchill Alemao, sole NCP MLA in Goa, joins Trinamool on Mamata Banerjee's visit to state". The Print. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Management - football". Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  13. ^ Fernandes, Minoo (29 November 2017). "Churchill Brothers SC promise to draw the red line this I-League". navhindtimes.in. Margao: The Navahind Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Foreign players should not outnumber Indian players in the league– Churchill Brothers CEO Valanka Alemao". Khelnow.com. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.