Goa Election - Assembly & Parliamentary Constituencies

In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.

In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.

Goa Lok Sabha Elections 2019 - Party Wise Election Results

Goa Lok Sabha Elections 2019 - Constituency Wise Election Results (Winner/Runner Up)

Goa Assembly By-Election Result 2017- Panaji Constituency

Goa Assembly By-Election Result 2017 - Valpoi Constituency

Goa Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results 2017

Pie chart showing party wise 2017 election results for Goa. Also shown along are 2012 pie chart showing the number of seats won by BJP, INC, MAG and Others.

Goa Election 2017 Result Summary

The Congress has bagged 15 seats and is leading in 2 seats while the BJP won 13 seats, marginally lagging behind in the house of 40-members. Aam Aadmi party fought the Goa elections for the first time but failed to open an account in the state. The MGP+ won four seats. Since no party has secured a simple majority it would be the Governors prerogative to call a party of his choice to form the government. In this situation, a coalition government is imminent and so the role of MGP and independents would be crucial at the time of formation of the government.

Goa Assembly Elections 2017

Manohar Parrikar is the new chief minister of Goa. He took the oath of office and secrecy on Tuesday. Earlier Parrikar resigned as Union Defence Minister to take the office of chief minister. His oath ceremony was witnessed by BJP national president Amit Shah, Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, J.P. Nadda and many other BJP leaders. Along with Parrikar nine more ministers took oath as Goa cabinet ministers.

Sudin Dhavalikar and Manohar Azgaonkar, (Maharashtrawdi Gomantak Party), Vijai Sardesai, Vinod Palienkar and Jayesh Salgaonkar, (Goa Forward), Francis D'Souza, Pandurang Madkaikar ( BJP) and Independent Govind Gawde and Rohan Khaunte are the new faces of Goa cabinet. Manohar Parrikar is an IIT graduate who is the chief minister of Goa for the fourth time.

The congress went to the supreme court which directed a special session. The special session was called as per the directive of the Supreme Court where the BJP won the floor test in the Goa Assembly. The BJP government led by Manohar Parrikar and supported by others has secured 22 votes in the house of 40. The congress secured only 16 votes as one of its member abstained from the crucial voting.

Manohar Parrikar won the floor test with the help of Goa Forward Party, Maharashtrwadi Gomantak Party, NCP and independents.

The formation of the government in Goa has been termed as ‘stealing the mandate’ by the congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. The congress won 17 seats while the BJP won only 13 seats in the house of 40 yet it was invited by the governor to form the government. The BJP mustered the support of smaller parties and formed the government.

Goa Election 2017 Exit Poll
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State Legislative Assembly

Goa has a unicameral legislature, that is, a legislative assembly only, and it consists of 40 members. The Assembly has the agency to appropriate money for infrastructure development, social programs, agricultural development. The Assembly is also empowered to propose and impose taxes.

Goa celebrates 'Legislator's Day' on 9th January every year. In 1987, Goa was declared as a state of India and then the number of Assembly seats was increased to 40. The Assembly convenes at the Goa State Legislative Complex, which is located in Porvorim, Bardez. The construction of this building was started on January 22, 1994. It was inaugurated by Atal Behari Vajpayee after its completion on 5 March, 2000.

Major Political Parties in Goa

The national parties in Goa are Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, All India Trinamool Congress. Among the regional ones are Maharashtrawadi Gomantak, United Goans Democratic Party, Goa Vikas Party and Go Su-raj Party. After getting landslide victory in Delhi Assembly elections in 2015, the recently-formed Aam Aadmi Party has also set its goal to make inroads in Goa.

Bharatiya Janata Party

In Goa, BJP is running the ruling government, whose chief minister is Laxmikant Parsekar. Manohar Parrikar who was the previous CM was included in the Union Cabinet due to which he had to resign as Goa CM. Parrikar is known as being close to the Prime Ministerial candidate of the party, Narendra Modi. In fact, this is the 3rd stint of Parrikar as Chief Minister of Goa. The state president of Goa BJP is Vinay Dinu Tendulkar. The party’s two wings that are very active in organizational matters are Mahila Morcha and Yuva Morcha. During 2009 General Election, the BJP won 1 seat in Goa and bagged 252,694 (44.78%) votes.

Indian National Congress.

The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress. Its President is former MP John Fernandes. He is perceived in his party circle as the leading voice against the proposed Mopa Airport. The committee has also named four officials who are authorised to speak with the media, and they are Atanasio Monteiro, Jitendra Deshprabhu, Manohar Azgaonkar, and Pramod Salgaocar. The Convenor of the GPCC’s media and publicity cell is Milan Burman, who will work under the direct chairmanship of John Fernandes. The INC has already started the process of nominating candidates for the upcoming 2014 Lok Sabha election. The final list of the candidates is expected to be discussed and announced by the end of February 2014. During the 2009 General Election, the INC won 1 seat in Goa and bagged 127,494 (22.6%) votes.

Administrative structure

The state of Goa has two seats in the Lok Sabha and one in the Rajya Sabha. The state has a unicameral legislature and the Legislative Assemby comprises of 40 members headed by the Chief Minister. Goa does not have its own judiciary. The state comes under the Bombay High Court. A bench of the High Court is present in Panaji, the capital of Goa.

Goa Assembly Elections 2012 Summary

The last Legislative Assembly Election in Goa was held on 3 March, 2012. The result was declared on 6 March 2012. The Indian National Congress, led by Digambar Kamat, was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak alliance. In the 40 seat assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party won 21 and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 3 seats. MLA Frances D'Souza, a Roman Catholic from Bharatiya Janata Party won with the biggest margin of victory. Manohar Parrikar, the former Chief Minister, was sworn-in again as the new Chief Minister of the state. Following the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he moved to the union cabinet and Laxmikant Parsekar took over as the next chief minister.

Goa Elections History

• In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 1 seat and the BJP won 1 seat.
• In the 2004 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 1 seat and the BJP won 1 seat.
• In the 1999 Lok Sabha election, the BJP won 2 seats.
• In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 2 seats.
• In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 1 seat and the United Goans Democratic Party won 1 seat.
• In the 1991 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 2 seats.
• In the 1989 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 1 seat and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 1 seat.
• In the 1984 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 2 seats.
• In the 1980 Lok Sabha election (including Goa and Daman & Diu), the INC(U) won 1 seat and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 1 seat.
• In the 1977 Lok Sabha election (including Goa and Daman & Diu), the INC won 1 seat and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 1 seat.
• In the 1971 Lok Sabha election (including Goa and Daman & Diu), the INC won 1 seat and the United Goans - Seqveria Group won 1 seat.
• In the 1967 Lok Sabha election (including Goa and Daman & Diu), independents won 1 seat and the United Goans - Seqveria Group won 1 seat.

Issues of the state

One of the issues that has come to the fore in the recent years is the cultural identity of Goa. The population level has gone higher as people from other states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are migrating to the state. Another issue of major concern for the people of the state is the drug trade. The large number of casinos attract lots of illegal drug traders. There have also been talks of addressing the problem of dual nationality faced by Goan people. These are some of the big challenges that will have to be tackled by the party that comes to power in Goa in 2017.

Goa Demographics

According to 2011 census, the population size of the state is 1,458,545, out of which 739,140 are male and 719,405 are female. The rural and urban population stands at 5,51,731 and 9,06,814. The literacy rate in the state is 87%. The sex ratio is 973. As far as religion is concerned, 66.08% are Hindus, 26.10% Christians, 8.03% Muslims, 0.10% Sikhs, 0.07% Buddhists and 0.07% Jains. Scheduled tribes are very few in Goa; they comprise 0.04% of the total population. About 61% of the population speaks Konkani. Other languages spoken in the state are Marathi (19%), Kannada (7%), Hindi (5%) and Urdu (4%).

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