Goa_and_Damaon

Goa, Daman and Diu

Goa, Daman and Diu

Former union territory of the Republic of India

Goa, Daman and Diu (Konkani: Goem, Damanv ani Diu, Portuguese: Goa, Damão e Dio) was a union territory of the Republic of India established in 1961 following the annexation of Portuguese India, with Maj Gen K P Candeth as its first Military Governor. The Goa portion of the territory was granted full statehood within the Indian union on 30 May 1987,[1] Daman and Diu remained a separate territory until December 2019, when it was merged with Dadra and Nagar Haveli and is today the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Damaon, Dio & Silvassa).

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The areas of Goa and Damaon are located at the southern and northern edges of the Konkan region, the two geographically separated from each other by land and sea, the two areas were among the many other possessions that were ruled over for centuries by the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay.

For the purposes of local administration under Indian administration, the territory was divided into three districts; namely Goa, Damaon, and Dio district, with the capital at Panjim.[2]

Lieutenant governors of Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu

Goa, along with Daman and Diu was a Union Territory of India until 30 May 1987. As such it had a lieutenant governor till that time.[3]

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Chief Ministers of Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu

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  1. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  3. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Goa Vidhan Sabha Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Goa Vidhan Sabha Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "Governors of Goa since Liberation". rajbhavangoa.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. [4]
    Chief Ministers of Goa. Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa. Retrieved on 20 March 2014.
  5. [5]
    Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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