Farrel Furtado

Farrel Furtado
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
1989–1994
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byManu Fernandes
ConstituencyVelim
Majority8,962 (78.54%)
Personal details
Born
Farrel Benito Furtado

(1961-11-01) 1 November 1961 (age 63)
East Africa
NationalityIndian
Political partyTrinamool Congress (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseElvis Gracias
Children1
Residence(s)Cuncolim, Goa, India
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher
AwardsInternational Youth award (1980)
Senior career
Years Team
– Goa Hockey Team

Farrel Benito Furtado E Gracias (born Farrel Benito Furtado; 1 November 1961) is an Indian politician and teacher who is a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Velim Assembly constituency from 1989 to 1994. Furtado holds the distinction of being the first and only woman legislator to be elected from the Velim constituency.[1][2][3]

Furtado was elected for the term 1989 to 1994.[4] She had contested the 1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election on the Indian National Congress ticket and won against Janata Dal candidate, Minguel Gabriel Rodrigues by a margin of 6706 votes.[5]

  1. ^ "Women struggle to find political space in Goa – The Navhind Times". 23 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Vanishing Velim". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ Narayan, Rajan (19 November 2021). "WILL A WOMAN CHIEF MINISTER BRING 'ACHE DIN' FOR GOA?". Goan Observer. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Velim assembly election results in Goa". elections.traceall.in. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Velim (Goa) Election Results 2017, Winner, Runner-up and MLA Candidates". Elections in India. Retrieved 25 August 2022.