2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election

2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election
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All 40 seats in Goa Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.56% (Decrease 0.38%)
  First party Second party
 
Pratapsingh Rane.jpg
Laxmikant Parsekar.jpg
Leader Pratapsingh Rane Laxmikant Parsekar
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader's seat Poriem Mandrem
(lost)
Last election 9 21
Seats won 17 13
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 8
Popular vote 259,758 297,588
Percentage 28.4% 32.5%
Swing Decrease 2.3% Decrease 2.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Sudin Dhavalikar in 2018.jpg
Vijai Sardesai in 2016.jpg
Leader Sudin Dhavalikar Vijai Sardesai
Party MGP GFP
Alliance NDA NDA
Leader's seat Marcaim Fatorda
Last election 3 Did not exist
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Steady Increase 3
Popular vote 103,290 31,900
Percentage 11.3% 3.5%
Swing Increase 4.6% Increase 3.5%
Structure of the Goa Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Laxmikant Parsekar
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Manohar Parrikar
BJP

The 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election was held on 4 February 2017 to elect the 40 members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended on 18 March 2017.[1][2] VVPAT-fitted EVMs was used in entire Goa state in the 2017 elections, which was the first time that an entire state in India saw the implementation of VVPAT.[3][4][5]

Background

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The term of the Legislative Assembly ended on March 18, 2017.[2] The last election had resulted in a 21-seat majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Manohar Parrikar.[6] Parrikar was elected Chief Minister. In 2014, he had to resign due to being nominated as Minister of Defence. Laxmikant Parsekar took oath as Chief Minister as Parrikar's successor.[7][8]

Opinion polls

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Polling firm Date BJP INC AAP Others
HuffPost-CVoter[9] Feb 2017 15 14 2 8
The Week - Hansa[10] Jan 2017 17-19 (18) 11-13 (12) 2-4 (3) 3-5 (4)
Axis My India - India Today[11] Jan 2017 20-24 (22) 13-15 (14) 2-4 (3) 1-2 (1)
Axis My India - India Today[12] Oct 2016 17-21 (19) 13-16 (15) 1-3 (2) 3-5 (4)
Kautilya[13] Aug 2016 11 7 14 8
VDP Associates[14] July 2016 22 6 9 3
Election results March 2017 13 17 0 10

Turnout

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District Electors Polled Turnout %
North Goa 540,785 458,074 84.71%
South Goa 570,907 459,758 80.53%

Results

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← Summary of the 4 February 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election results[15]
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ± % Won +/−
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 2,97,588 32.5 Decrease2.2 13 Decrease8
Indian National Congress (INC) 2,59,758 28.4 Decrease2.4 17 Increase8
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG) 1,03,290 11.3 Increase4.6 3 Steady
Independents (IND) 1,01,922 11.1 Decrease5.5 3 Decrease2
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 57,420 6.3 Increase6.3 0 Steady
Goa Forward Party (GFP) 31,900 3.5 Increase3.5 3 Increase3
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 20,916 2.3 Decrease1.8 1 Increase1
Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) 10,745 1.2 Increase1.2 0 Steady
United Goans Party (UGP) 8,563 0.9 Increase0.9 0 Steady
Goa Vikas Party (GVP) 5,379 0.6 Decrease2.9 0 Decrease2
Others 7,816 0.9 Decrease2.9 0 Steady
None of the Above (NOTA) 10,919 1.2 Increase1.2 —
Total 9,16,216 100.00 40 ±0
Valid votes 9,16,216 99.85
Invalid votes 1,416 0.15
Votes cast / turnout 9,17,832 82.56
Abstentions 1,93,860 17.44
Registered voters 11,11,692

Results by Constituency

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The following is the list of winning MLAs in the election.[16]

Results
Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 Mandrem Dayanand Sopte Indian National Congress 16490 Laxmikant Parsekar Bharatiya Janata Party 9371 7119
2 Pernem Manohar Ajgaonkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 15745 Rajendra Arlekar Bharatiya Janata Party 9715 6030
3 Bicholim Rajesh Patnekar Bharatiya Janata Party 10654 Naresh Sawal Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 9988 666
4 Tivim Nilkanth Halarnkar Indian National Congress 11099 Kiran Kandolkar Bharatiya Janata Party 10304 795
5 Mapusa Francis D'Souza Bharatiya Janata Party 10957 Vinod Fadke Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 4129 6828
6 Siolim Vinoda Paliencar Goa Forward Party 10189 Dayanand Mandrekar Bharatiya Janata Party 8748 1441
7 Saligao Jayesh Salgaonkar Goa Forward Party 9735 Dilip Parulekar Bharatiya Janata Party 7598 2137
8 Calangute Michael Lobo Bharatiya Janata Party 11136 Joseph Sequeira Indian National Congress 7311 3825
9 Porvorim Rohan Khaunte Independent 11174 Guruprasad R. Pawaskar Bharatiya Janata Party 6961 4213
10 Aldona Glenn Ticlo Bharatiya Janata Party 9405 Amarnath Panjikar Indian National Congress 4949 4456
11 Panaji Sidharth Kuncalienker Bharatiya Janata Party 7924 Atanasio Monserrate United Goans Party 6855 1069
12 Taleigao Jennifer Monserrate Indian National Congress 11534 Dattaprasad Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 8679 2855
13 St. Cruz Antonio Fernandes Indian National Congress 6202 Hemant Dinanath Golatkar Bharatiya Janata Party 5560 642
14 St. Andre Francisco Silveira Indian National Congress 8087 Ramrao Surya Naik Wagh Bharatiya Janata Party 3017 5070
15 Cumbarjua Pandurang Madkaikar Bharatiya Janata Party 12395 Xavier Fialho Indian National Congress 3961 8434
16 Maem Pravin Zantye Bharatiya Janata Party 12430 Santosh Sawant Indian National Congress 7456 4974
17 Sanquelim Pramod Sawant Bharatiya Janata Party 10058 Dharmesh Saglani Indian National Congress 7927 2131
18 Poriem Pratapsingh Rane Indian National Congress 14977 Vishwajit Krishnarao Rane Bharatiya Janata Party 10911 4066
19 Valpoi Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane Indian National Congress 13493 Satyavijay Subrai Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 7815 5678
20 Priol Govind Gaude Independent 15149 Deepak Dhavalikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 10463 4686
21 Ponda Ravi Naik Indian National Congress 9502 Sunil Desai Bharatiya Janata Party 6492 3010
22 Siroda Subhash Shirodkar Indian National Congress 11156 Mahadev Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 6286 4870
23 Marcaim Sudin Dhavalikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 17093 Pradeep Pundalik Shet Bharatiya Janata Party 3413 13680
24 Mormugao Milind Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 8466 Sankalp Amonkar Indian National Congress 8326 140
25 Vasco da Gama Carlos Almeida Bharatiya Janata Party 8765 Krishna V Salkar Independent 7414 1351
26 Dabolim Mauvin Godinho Bharatiya Janata Party 7234 Premanand Nanoskar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 4740 2494
27 Cortalim Alina Saldanha Bharatiya Janata Party 5666 Antonio Vas Independent 5148 518
28 Nuvem Wilfred D'sa Indian National Congress 9967 Francisco Pacheco Goa Su-Raj Party 4307 5660
29 Curtorim Aleixo Lourenco Indian National Congress 12841 Arthur D’Silva Bharatiya Janata Party 5144 7697
30 Fatorda Vijai Sardesai Goa Forward Party 10516 Damu G. Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 9182 1334
31 Margao Digambar Kamat Indian National Congress 12105 Sharmad Raiturkar Bharatiya Janata Party 7929 4176
32 Benaulim Churchill Alemao Nationalist Congress Party 9373 Royla Clarina Fernandes Aam Aadmi Party 4182 5191
33 Navelim Luizinho Faleiro Indian National Congress 8183 Avertano Furtado Independent 5705 2478
34 Cuncolim Clafasio Dias Indian National Congress 6415 Joaquim Alemao Independent 6382 33
35 Velim Filipe Nery Rodrigues Indian National Congress 10417 Benjamin Silva Independent 5164 5253
36 Quepem Chandrakant Kavlekar Indian National Congress 13525 Prakash Velip Bharatiya Janata Party 10933 2592
37 Curchorem Nilesh Cabral Bharatiya Janata Party 12830 Shyam Satardekar Goa Suraksha Manch 3742 9088
38 Sanvordem Deepak Pauskar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 14575 Ganesh Gaonkar Bharatiya Janata Party 9354 5221
39 Sanguem Prasad Gaonkar Independent 7636 Subhash Phal Desai Bharatiya Janata Party 6699 937
40 Canacona Isidore Fernandes Indian National Congress 10853 Vijay Pai Khot Bharatiya Janata Party 8745 2108

By-elections

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No. Constituency Winner Party Margin Remark
1 Panaji Manohar Parrikar BJP 4803 Expired
2 Valpoi Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane BJP 10066
3 Mapusa Joshua D'Souza BJP 1151
4 Shiroda Subhash Shirodkar BJP 76
5 Mandrem Dayanand Sopte BJP 4124
6 Panaji Atanasio Monserrate INC 1758 Joined BJP in 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Announcement: Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Terms of the Houses". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India/National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ "AnnexureVI VVPAT Page 24 - Corrigendum in the Election Schedule of the Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assemblies Election, 2017 – reg" (PDF). eci.nic.in. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Poll panel to introduce paper trail for Goa polls | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "An election of many firsts in Goa | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ Prakash Kamat (7 March 2012). "Riding anti-incumbency wave, BJP storms to power in Goa". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Manohar Parrikar gets defence, Suresh Prabhu becomes new railway minister". India Today. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Meet Laxmikant Parsekar: Goa's new chief minister, a BJP loyalist". Firstpost. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. ^ Rukmini S (2 February 2017). "HuffPost-CVoter Pre-Poll Survey: Aam Aadmi Party Set To Win Punjab, Hung Assembly In Goa". HuffPost. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  10. ^ Prasannan, R. (5 February 2017). "Vote for instability". The Week. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  11. ^ India Today Web Desk (6 January 2017). "India Today-Axis Opinion Poll on Goa: In key state, AAP eyed, BJP takes the cake". India Today. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  12. ^ Ajit Kumar Jha (24 October 2016). "Saffron strike". India Today. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  13. ^ Murari Shetye (13 August 2016). "Survey shows AAP to win 14 out of 40 seats in Goa". Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. ^ Srividhya Iyer (8 February 2017). "Goa Assembly Elections 2017 Opinion Poll Results: BJP To Secure Thumping Majority, AAP Comes A Close Second". India.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Performance of Political Parties" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2018.
  16. ^ "List of Successful Candidates" (Xlsx). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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