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]

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]