Pratima Coutinho is the Vice-President and Spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party Goa (2022). |
She was raised in Margao, Goa, in a middle-class family. |
Her husband, Savio Coutinho, is associated with the AITC party. |
During college, she was the president of the college’s cultural union. |
At 18, Pratima joined the Youth Congress, paying a membership fee of Re. 1. |
At 20, she became the General Secretary of GPYC. |
As a law graduate, she chaired the Legal Cell of Goa Congress after graduation. |
Pratima represented Goa at various Youth Congress camps in cities like Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai. |
During a camp in Andhra Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi appointed her Vice President of GPYC. |
She later became the President of the Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee. |
In March 2021, she contested the Navelim Zilla Panchayat bypoll for the Indian National Congress. |
She resigned from the Congress and joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the same month. |
Pratima was a Deputy Mayor of the Margao Municipality and ex-market chairman of MMC Goa. |
In her free time, she enjoys cooking and traveling. |
Her mother sacrificed her teaching career to care for her and her sisters. |
Pratima's father, whom she considers her role model, encouraged her to pursue her dreams. |