Viresh Borkar
Viresh Borkar | |
|---|---|
| File:Shri-viresh-borkar.jpg Official portrait in 2022 | |
| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Silveira |
| Constituency | St. Andre |
| Revolutionary Goans Party President | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Viresh Mukesh Borkar Neura, Goa, India |
| Political party | Revolutionary Goans Party (2022—present) |
| Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party (2017—2017) |
| Education | Computer diploma (dropout) |
| Alma mater | Fr. Agnel Higher Secondary School (HSSC) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
Viresh Mukesh Borkar is an Indian politician from Goa and a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is President of Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) and was one of its founding members.[1] Borkar won the St. Andre Assembly constituency on the RGP ticket in the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election.
Borkar defeated four-time MLA and former sports minister Francisco Silveira of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 76 votes, winning the RGP's first seat in the assembly.[1][2][3][4] Borkar was the youngest MLA elected to the assembly since Mauvin Godinho (25) and Victor Gonsalves (27) were elected in 1989.[1]
Early life and education
Borkar was born to Mukesh Dattaram Borkar[5] in Neura, Goa, where he was brought up.[1] His grandfather Dattaram Pandhari Borkar was a freedom fighter, an activist for Indian independence, who inspired young Borkar to follow his footsteps.[6]
Like other teenagers, Borkar was eager to become a successful businessman so that he could make enough money to live comfortably .[1] He completed his Higher Secondary School Certificate in Father Agnel's Higher Secondary School, Goa in 2010.[7] He later dropped out of a computer diploma course,[1] and took courses in agriculture and farming.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Inspired by freedom fighter grandfather, Viresh Borkar chose revolutionary path". The Times of India.
- ^ "New party Revolutionary Goans making a splash". The Hindu.
- ^ "Pravin Arlekar (Criminal & Asset Declaration)". My Neta.com.
- ^ "After surprise win, St Andre's Viresh Borkar says will sit in opposition, raise issues affecting state". The Times of India.
- ^ "Viresh Mukesh Borkar(Revolutionary Goans Party):Constituency- ST. ANDRE(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Inspired by freedom fighter grandfather, Viresh Borkar chose revolutionary path".
- ^ "Viresh Mukesh Borkar(Revolutionary Goans Party):Constituency- ST. ANDRE(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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