Rajesh Faldessai (born 18 September 1976), is an Indian politician, merchant, and

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who serves as a member of the

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representing the

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. Faldessai successfully contested on the

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ticket in the

2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Legislative Assembly elections were held in Elections in Goa, Goa on 2022 elections in India, 14 February 2022 to elect List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly, 40 members of the Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly. The votes were c ...

. He defeated Janita Pandurang Madkaikar, wife of politician, Pandurang Madkaikar of the

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by a margin of 2827 votes.

Early and personal life

Rajesh Faldessai was born on 18 September 1976 in

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, India to Kushali Faldessai. He completed his

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in Arts from Council of Open Schooling,

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in 2014. Faldessai is married to Rima Rajesh Faldessai, director of two companies. As of 2022, he resides in Quepem, Goa.

References

1970s births Year of birth uncertain Goa MLAs 2022–2027 Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa Indian National Congress politicians from Goa {{Goa-INC-politician-stub