Gilbert Mendonca

Gilbert John Mendonca (9 October 1952 – 18 August 2025) was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. Mendonca was a one-term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, serving from 2009 to 2014 in the 12th Assembly.

Early life and political life Gilbert John Mendonca was born in Bhayandar, Bombay State, India on 9 October 1952. His family belonged to the local Christian community, and he had a business background.

Mendonca was the first member of the Legislative Assembly elected from Mira-Bhayandar.

In the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, he lost to Mehta by about 30,000 votes. The land was said to be worth hundreds of crores and a case of alleged cheating and land-grabbing was registered against him and four others. Mendonca spent nine months in jail and was released on bail in May 2017.

Personal life and death Mendonca was married to Myra Mendonca (d. 2014), who was the first mayor of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation. The couple had two children: a son, Venture Mendonca, who is a Municipal Corporator in Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, and a daughter, Caitlin Pereira, who served as mayor of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation from 2012 to 2017.

Mendonca died in Mumbai on 18 August 2025, at the age of 72.