Pravin Harish Zantye is an Indian politician from

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. He was elected to the

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from Maem,

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in the

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ticket. Ahead of

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, he resigned from the Assembly and

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, and joined

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. His father, Harish Narayan Prabhu Zantye, was a

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immigrant who had also been the member of the Goa Legislative Assembly as well as member of the

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Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party politicians Politicians from North Goa district 1966 births Goa MLAs 2017–2022 {{Goa-BJP-politician-stub