Michael Lobo (politician)
| Michael Lobo | |
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| Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly for Calangute |
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Assumed office 7 March 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Agnelo Nicholas Fernandes |
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Michael Vincent Lobo 18 June 1976 Mapusa, Goa, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sancha Delilah Lobo |
| Children | Two children |
| Mother | Almira Lobo |
| Father | Melchiades Vincent Lobo |
| Residence | Parra, Goa |
| Alma mater | St. Britto's, Goa |
| Occupation | Businessperson, Politician |
| Committees | Estimates, Budget |
| Website | Official website |
Michael Vincent Lobo (born 18 June 1976) is an Indian businessperson and politician from Goa state. Born in Mapusa, Goa, Lobo is a Roman Catholic. He is a member of ruling party in the Indian Parliament and ruling party in Goa Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the 2012 state assembly election, he defeated incumbent Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly for Calangute Vidhan Sabha Constituency Agnelo Nicholas Fernandes and became a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa on 7 March 2012.
Lobo is the chairman of the North Goa Planning and Development Authority and a member of different committees in the Government of Goa. He opposed the opening of India's first Playboy club in Candolim. He is married to Sancha Delilah Lobo, who is the sarpanch of Parra village.
Michael Vincent Lobo was born on 18 June 1976 to Melchiades Vincent Lobo and Almira Lobo in Mapusa town, North Goa. He obtained a Higher Secondary School Certificate (twelfth grade) in 1993. He is a Roman Catholic.
Lobo is a member of one of the two major political parties in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party. The party is the ruling party in Goa. He is a president of North Goa BJP.
Lobo contested on the BJP ticket from Calangute Vidhan Sabha constituency (constituency number eight) in the 2012 Goa legislative assembly election. According to his statement of expenditure on election, he spent over ₹400,000 (US$6,200) of his own money on his campaign. He received a total of 9,891 votes out of 17,751 polled votes, and won against the Indian National Congress candidate and incumbent MLA for Calangute Agnelo Nicholas Fernandes by 1,875 votes. He became a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa when it was constituted on 7 March 2012.
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