Rodolfo Fernandes (politician)

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Rodolfo Fernandes
Fernandes in 2024
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Antonio Fernandes
Constituency	St. Cruz
Personal details
Political party	Bhartiya Janta Party (2022–present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2022)
Parent	Victoria Fernandes (mother)
Residence(s)	St. Cruz, Goa, India

Rodolfo Louis Fernandes is an Indian politician who serves as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly; representing the St. Cruz Assembly constituency since 2022.^[1] He began his political career in 2012 as an independent and subsequently joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 2022.

In 2012, Fernandes initially ran as an independent, contesting the St. Cruz Assembly constituency, previously represented by his mother Victoria Fernandes. He lost to Atanasio Monserrate of INC by a margin of 2336 votes which was 10.93% of the total votes polled. Monserrate was barred from Indian National Congress for anti-party activities in 2015.^[2]

In 2017, Fernandes ran for a second time again as an Independent and lost to Antonio Fernandes of INC, in a field of eight candidates. Hemant Golatkar and Fernandes, procured 5560 and 5262 votes respectively of the 22,215 total votes.^{[citation needed]}

In 2022, Fernandes, ran for the third time as Indian National Congress candidate. He switched to BJP the same year.^{[citation needed]}

Rodolfo Louis Fernandes was born to Andre Francisco Xavier Romao Franandes and Victoria Fernandes, in Santa Cruz, Goa. He completed his SSC from Santa Cruz High School and went on to complete his HSC from Dhempe College of Art and Science, Miramar, Goa. He is married and has three children. He hails from a Roman Catholic family.^{[citation needed]}