Ulhas Yeshwant Tuenkar is an Indian politician from

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and a member of the

Goa Legislative Assembly The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa in India. The Assembly meets at the Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex in Porvorim, Bardez. The Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly consists of 40 members. The assem ...

. Tuenkar won the

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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 ...

. Tuenkar defeated Valanka Alemao of

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by 430 votes.

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1968 births Living people Goa MLAs 2022–2027 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Goa Politicians from South Goa district {{BJP-politician-stub