Rudolf Fernandes
Indian politician
Rodolfo Louis "Rudolf" Fernandes is an Indian gangster-turned-politician who has served as a member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the St. Cruz Assembly constituency since 2022. He began his political career in 2012 as an independent and subsequently joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 2022. He defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the same year.
Fernandes first came to the limelight as a gangster and gang leader who operated in Santa Cruz, Goa, during the 1980s and 1990s.
Political career
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.
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.
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