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Peter Alvares

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Peter Augustus Alvares
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1963–1967
Preceded byPundalik Gaitonde[1]
Succeeded byJanardan Jagannath Shinkre
ConstituencyPanjim
Personal details
Born31 March 1908
Died6 May 1975

Peter Augustus Alvares (1908–1975) was an Indian politician. He was the first Member of Parliament from North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (then Panjim), after liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule in 1962.[2][3][4][5] He served as president of All India Railwaymen's Federation from 1968 to 1973 and was its general secretary from 1957 to 1968.[6][7][8]

Early life

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Peter Augustus Alvares was born on 31 March 1908 in Parra, Bardez, Goa.[9]

Goa liberation movement

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Alvares encouraged many volunteers in Bombay to work in hiding from Goa for its freedom.[9]

From 1953 onwards, Alvares was the president of the National Congress (Goa) (NCG).[1]

Alvares was a member of the Praja Socialist Party. He helped organise the satyagraha on 15 August 1954, assembling three groups of about 15 satygrahis each who marched to three different parts on the border of Goa.[10]

In June 1957, Alvares was part of a delegation of 11 Goans chosen for consultation by then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Others included Armando Menezes and his brother Nicolau Menezes, along with Luis Gracias, J. N. Heredia, Evágrio Jorge, Vishwanath Lawande, Gerald Pereira, Rama Hegde, Pundalik Gaitonde and Purushottam Kakodkar.[10][11]

Political career

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In the 1963 election for the Lok Sabha, Alvares represented the Praja Socialist Party and was supported by the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and Bhausaheb Bandodkar, the first Chief Minister of Goa. He won with 53% of the votes. He thus became the first elected Member of Parliament to represent the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (since his predecessor Pundalik Gaitonde was recommended without any election).[1]

In the 1967 election, Bandodkar and the MGP withdrew their support. Alvares contested on the PSP ticket but lost, pushed down to the sixth position with only 4% of the votes.[1]

Death

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Alvares died on 6 May 1975.[9]

Awards and accolades

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The Government of Goa, Daman and Diu honoured him after his death.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Prabhudesai, Sandesh (March 2024). Double Engine: History of Goa Lok Sabha Elections. goanews.com. pp. 16–18, 27. ISBN 9-789358-985627.
  2. ^ "Third Lok Sabha members". Lok Sabha India.
  3. ^ "Naik fighting history too!". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ Ramagundam, Rahul (2022). The Life and Times of George Fernandes. Penguin Random House India. p. 208. ISBN 978-0670092888.
  5. ^ "From the archives - December 1, 1966". The Hindu. 30 November 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ Ramagundam, Rahul (2022). The Life and Times of George Fernandes. Penguin Random House India. pp. 211–212. ISBN 978-0670092888.
  7. ^ "AIRF Presidents" (PDF).
  8. ^ Wadke, P. Manoj & Rahul (29 January 2019). "Leap of faith: From seminary to trade union movement". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d Vaz, J. Clement (1997). Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present. Concept Publishing Company. p. 285. ISBN 978-81-7022-619-2.
  10. ^ a b Faleiro, Valmiki (24 July 2023). Goa, 1961: The Complete Story of Nationalism and Integration. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. pp. 69, 81. ISBN 978-93-5708-175-7. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Goan Nationals Allowed To Send Money Home". Times of India. Delhi. 11 June 1957. Retrieved 11 September 2024.