Viresh Borkar

Viresh Mukesh Borkar (born 1993 or 1994) is an Indian politician and businessman. He currently serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly and an executive member of the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP), which he co-founded during its time as a non-governmental organization while serving as its president. In the 2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election, Borkar won the St. Andre Assembly constituency on the RGP ticket.

Viresh Borkar
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 March 2022
Preceded byFrancisco Silveira
ConstituencySt. Andre
Majority5,395 (33.4%)
1st President of Revolutionary Goans Party
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byManoj Parab[1]
Executive member of Revolutionary Goans Party
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born
Viresh Mukesh Borkar

1993 or 1994 (age 29–30)
Neura, Goa, India
Political partyRevolutionary Goans Party (2017—present)
Other political
affiliations		Aam Aadmi Party (2017—2017)
EducationHigher Secondary School Certificate (2010)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman
Committees
  • Government Assurances
  • Public Undertakings
  • Rules
  • Budget
  • Business Advisory
  • Public Accounts
  • River Mhadei

Borkar won the RGP's first seat in the assembly by defeating four-time MLA and former sports minister Francisco Silveira of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 76 votes. He became the youngest legislator (28) to be elected to the assembly since Mauvin Godinho (25) and Victor Gonsalves (27) were elected in 1989.[2]

Early and personal life

Viresh Mukesh Borkar born and raised in Neura, Goa to Mukesh Dattaram Borkar. He completed his Higher Secondary School Certificate in 2010 from Father Agnel's Higher Secondary School, Goa.[3] Later, he dropped out of a computer diploma course and took up courses in agriculture and farming.[2]

His grandfather, Dattaram Pandhari Borkar, was a freedom fighter who inspired the young Borkar to follow in his footsteps. Like many other teenagers, Borkar was eager to become a successful businessman so that he could make enough money to live comfortably.[2]

Positions held
  • Member of Committee on Government Assurances (19 January 2023 – present)
  • Member of Committee on Public Undertakings (19 January 2023 – present)
  • Member of Rules Committee (31 May 2022 – present)
  • Member of Budget Committee (31 May 2022 – present)
  • Member of Business Advisory Committee (30 March 2022 – present)
  • Member of Public Accounts Commiitee
  • Member of House Committee To Study Issues Related To River Mhadei[4]

References
  1. "Meet the visionary minds behind Revolutionary Goan Party". 12 July 2023.
  2. "Inspired by freedom fighter grandfather, Viresh Borkar chose revolutionary path". The Times of India.
  3. "Viresh Mukesh Borkar(Revolutionary Goans Party):Constituency- ST. ANDRE(NORTH GOA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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