Narayan Fugro

Narayan Srinivasa Fugro (March 2, 1932 – September 1, 2009) was an Indian politician.[1][2] He served as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu between February 24, 1972 and January 20, 1980.[1][3][2][4]

Narayan Srinivasa Fugro
Born(1932-03-02)2 March 1932
Marcela, Goa, Portuguese India
Died1 September 2009(2009-09-01) (aged 77)

He was the son of Shriniwas Krishna and Radhabai.[1] Fugro became a municipal councilor in Diu in 1959.[1] In 1967 he became the president of the Amichand Rupchand Charitable Dispensary Trust in Diu.[1]

He was elected as an independent candidate from the Diu seat in the first Legislative Assembly election in 1967, with 1,552 votes (23.60% of the votes in the constituency).[5] In April 1971, he voted against a motion to include Konkani language in the Eight Scheduled of the Constitution of India.[6] He retained the Diu seat in the 1972 election, obtaining 4,598 votes (58.08%).[7] He again won the Diu seat in the 1977 election, with 5,522 votes (56.41%).[8] His candidature was supported by the Congress (I).[3] In 1979 Fugro withdrew his support to the Shashikala Kakodkar cabinet, leading to its fall and the imposition of President's Rule.[9]

He lost the Diu seat in the 1980 election, finishing in second place with 4,633 votes (43.44%).[10] The election campaign was marred with violence, as followers of Fugro's opponent went on riot in Diu. Two people were killed in the clashes.[11] Fugro again finished in second place in Diu the 1984 election, with 5,727 votes (47.15%).[12] After Daman and Diu were separated from Goa and given Union Territory status of its own, a by-election for a new Lok Sabha constituency was held on November 7, 1987.[13] Fugro finished in second place, trailing behind Gopal Kalan Tandel of the Indian National Congress.[14] Fugro had stood as an independent candidate, obtaining 9,303 votes.[13][15][14]

He died at the age of 78, after prolonged illness.[2]

References
  1. India Who's who. INFA Publications. 1972. p. 308.
  2. The Hindu. Fugro passes away
  3. Sarto Esteves (1986). Politics and political leadership in Goa. Sterling Publishers. p. 172.
  4. C. K. Jain; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha. Secretariat (1993). The Union and State legislatures in India. Allied Publishers. p. 239. ISBN 978-81-7023-339-8.
  5. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA DAMAN & DIU
  6. Aureliano Fernandes (1997). Cabinet Government in Goa, 1961-1993: A Chronicled Analysis of 30 Years of Government and Politics in Goa. Maureen & Camvet Publishers. p. 49.
  7. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA DAMAN AND DIU
  8. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA
  9. A. D. Furtado (1981). Goa, Yesterday, To-day, Tomorrow: An Approach to Various Socio-economic and Political Issues in Goan Life & Re-interpretation of Historical Facts. Furtado's Enterprises. p. 138.
  10. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA
  11. India Today. Thomson Living Media India Limited. 1983. p. 44.
  12. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1984 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA
  13. Asian Recorder, vol. 33. 1987. p. 9780.
  14. Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952-95
  15. Political Events Annual. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1989. p. 110.
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