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Gomantak Lok Pox

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The Gomantak Lok Pox[1] (GLP; in English: Goa People's Party; in Portuguese: Partido Popular de Goa) was a political party in the Indian state of Goa.

In the late 1970s, Mathany Saldanha established the "Gomantak Lok Pox"[2] party.

In the state assembly elections 1999, Saldanha was the sole candidate of the party. He stood in the Cortalim constituency and got 1,728 votes (9.81%). In 2002, GLP merged with United Goans Democratic Party, and Saldanha became the general secretary of UGDP.

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  1. ^ The Matanhy Saldanha I Knew. Outlook Magazine. 2012
  2. ^ Timble, Prabhakar. Not in Mathany's name.... Goa's Oldest Online News Portal. 08 May 2012
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