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]

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