2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election

Indian state legislative election

2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election

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All 40 seats in Goa Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 82.56%  0.38%
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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  |  8  |  8
Popular vote  | 259,758  | 297,588
Percentage  | 28.4%  | 32.5%
Swing  |  2.3%  |  2.1%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | Sudin Dhavalikar | Vijai Sardesai
Party  | MGP | GFP
Alliance  | NDA | NDA
Leader's seat  | Marcaim | Fatorda
Last election  | 3  | New party
Seats won  | 3  | 3
Seat change  |  |  3
Popular vote  | 103,290  | 31,900
Percentage  | 11.3%  | 3.5%
Swing  |  4.6%  |  3.5%

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| Chief Minister before election

Laxmikant Parsekar
BJP

| Elected Chief Minister

Manohar Parrikar
BJP

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The Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on February 4, 2017 to elect the 40 members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended on March 18, 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

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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 %

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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

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Votes  | %  | ± %  | Won  | +/−
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  | 2,97,588 | 32.5 | 2.2  | 13 | 8
| Indian National Congress (INC)  | 2,59,758 | 28.4 | 2.4  | 17 | 8
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG)  | 1,03,290 | 11.3 | 4.6  | 3 |
| Independents (IND)  | 1,01,922 | 11.1 | 5.5  | 3 | 2
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)  | 57,420 | 6.3 | 6.3  | 0 |
| Goa Forward Party (GFP)  | 31,900 | 3.5 | 3.5  | 3 | 3
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)  | 20,916 | 2.3 | 1.8  | 1 | 1
| Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM)  | 10,745 | 1.2 | 1.2  | 0 |
| United Goans Party (UGP)  | 8,563 | 0.9 | 0.9  | 0 |
| Goa Vikas Party (GVP)  | 5,379 | 0.6 | 2.9  | 0 | 2
| Others  | 7,816 | 0.9 | 2.9  | 0 |
| None of the Above (NOTA)  | 10,919 | 1.2 | 1.2  | —
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

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#  | 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

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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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* 2017 elections in India

## References

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2. ^ a b "Terms of the Houses". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India/National Informatics Centre. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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5. ^ "An election of many firsts in Goa | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
6. ^ Prakash Kamat (March 7, 2012). "Riding anti-incumbency wave, BJP storms to power in Goa". The Hindu. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
7. ^ "Manohar Parrikar gets defence, Suresh Prabhu becomes new railway minister". India Today. November 9, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
8. ^ "Meet Laxmikant Parsekar: Goa's new chief minister, a BJP loyalist". Firstpost. November 9, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 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 2018-07-29.
16. ^ "List of Successful Candidates" (Xlsx). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

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