Urminda Mascarenhas | |
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 Portrait of Mascarenhas | |
| Member of Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 11 December 1963 – 1967 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Gajanan Patil |
| Constituency | Mormugao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1926 Goa, Portuguese India |
| Died | 20 February 2010 (aged 84) Vasco da Gama, Goa, India |
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| Political party | United Goans Party (1963–1967) |
| Spouse | Marcelino Da Lima Leitao (died 1972) |
| Children | 5; one deceased |
| Alma mater | Bombay University (B.Ed, B.Sc) |
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Urminda Mascarenhas e Lima Leitao (née Mascarenhas; 16 January 1926 – 20 February 2010) was an Indian politician, educator and businesswoman. She was a former member of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly, representing the Mormugao Assembly constituency from 1963 to 1967.[1][2][3] Mascarenhas was the first woman MLA to be elected in the 1963 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election, also the first and only woman legislator from the Mormugao Assembly constituency.[a] She was known for her diligent attitude and radical speeches in the state legislative assembly.
- ^ "Goa Legislative Assembly". www.goavidhansabha.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "[Goanet] Urminda Mascarenhas e Lima Leitao expired". goanet.goanet.narkive.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Assembly, Goa, Daman and Diu (India) Legislative (1967). Debates; Official Report.
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