Bicholim Assembly constituency

Legislative Assembly constituency in Goa State, India

Bicholim

Constituency No. 3 for the Goa Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| Western India
State| Goa
District| North Goa
Lok Sabha constituency| North Goa
Established| 1963
Total electors| 28,231[1]
Reservation| None
Member of Legislative Assembly
8th Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Dr. Chandrakant Shetye

Party| Independent

Bicholim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Goa state in India.[2] Bicholim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under North Goa Lok Sabha constituency.

It is part of North Goa district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year  | Member  | Party

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1963 | Kusumakar Kaskade[3] |  | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1967 | Chopdenkar Dattaram[4]
1972[5] | Shashikala Kakodkar
1977[6]
1980[7] | Harish Zantye  |  | Independent
1984[8] |  | Indian National Congress
1989 | Pandurang Raut[9] |  | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1994 | Pandurang Bhatale[10] |  | Indian National Congress
1999[11] | Pandurang Raut  |  | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
2002[12] | Rajesh Patnekar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2007[13]
2012[14] | Naresh Sawal |  | Independent
2017[15][16] | Rajesh Patnekar[17] |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2022[18][19] | Dr. Chandrakant Shetye |  | Independent

## Election results

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### Assembly Election 2022

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2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[1][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Dr. Chandrakant Shetye | 9,608  | 37.05%  | New
| MGP | Naresh Sawal | 9,290  | 35.82%  | 7.04
| BJP | Rajesh Patnekar | 5,141  | 19.82%  | 25.89
| INC | Meghashyam Vaman Raut  | 913  | 3.52%  | 4.04
| RGP | Anish Avinash Naik  | 593  | 2.29%  | New
| NOTA | None of the Above  | 341  | 1.31%  | 0.37
Margin of victory  | 318  | 1.23%  | 1.63
Turnout | 25,936  | 90.49%  | 2.09
Registered electors | 28,231  |  | 8.76
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 8.67  |

* AAP is supporting the independent candidate Dr. Chandrakant Shetye.[21]

### Assembly Election 2017

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2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Rajesh Patnekar | 10,654  | 45.71%  | 19.99
| MGP | Naresh Sawal | 9,988  | 42.86%  | New
| INC | Manohar Pandurang Shirodkar  | 1,761  | 7.56%  | 23.49
| AAP | Sainath Patekar  | 358  | 1.54%  | New
| Goa Praja Party | Pandurang Raut | 324  | 1.39%  | New
| NOTA | None of the Above  | 221  | 0.95%  | New
Margin of victory  | 666  | 2.86%  | 5.69
Turnout | 23,306  | 89.78%  | 1.74
Registered electors | 25,958  |  | 8.64
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 6.11  |

### Assembly Election 2012

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2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Naresh Sawal | 8,331  | 39.60%  | New
| INC | Rajesh Patnekar | 6,532  | 31.05%  | 5.13
| BJP | Manohar Pandurang Shirodkar  | 5,411  | 25.72%  | 25.10
| AITC | Pandurang Raut | 720  | 3.42%  | New
Margin of victory  | 1,799  | 8.55%  | 6.09
Turnout | 21,037  | 87.86%  | 8.65
Registered electors | 23,894  |  | 3.10
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 11.22  |

### Assembly Election 2007

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2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Rajesh Patnekar | 9,352  | 50.82%  | 3.42
| INC | Naresh Sawal | 6,657  | 36.18%  | 31.37
| MGP | Pandurang Raut | 2,092  | 11.37%  | 27.38
| Save Goa Front | Gad Vivekanand  | 267  | 1.45%  | New
Margin of victory  | 2,695  | 14.65%  | 0.85
Turnout | 18,401  | 79.25%  | 1.08
Registered electors | 23,176  |  | 9.89
| BJP hold | Swing | 3.42  |

### Assembly Election 2002

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2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Rajesh Patnekar | 8,960  | 54.24%  | 21.79
| MGP | Pandurang Raut | 6,400  | 38.75%  | 5.71
| INC | Parab Arjun Shrirang  | 794  | 4.81%  | 23.00
| NCP | Gad Vivekanand Sukdo  | 354  | 2.14%  | New
Margin of victory  | 2,560  | 15.50%  | 14.91
Turnout | 16,518  | 78.27%  | 5.18
Registered electors | 21,090  |  | 0.14
| BJP gain from MGP | Swing | 21.21  |

### Assembly Election 1999

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1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| MGP | Pandurang Raut | 5,089  | 33.04%  | New
| BJP | Rajesh Patnekar | 4,999  | 32.45%  | New
| INC | Harish Zantye  | 4,284  | 27.81%  | 6.78
| SS | Gaonkar Rajaram Arjun  | 1,030  | 6.69%  | New
Margin of victory  | 90  | 0.58%  | 1.56
Turnout | 15,404  | 73.13%  | 4.11
Registered electors | 21,060  |  | 9.59
| MGP gain from INC | Swing | 1.55  |

### Assembly Election 1994

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1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Pandurang Bhatale  | 5,135  | 34.59%  | New
| Independent | Pandurang Raut | 4,817  | 32.45%  | New
| MGP | Adv. Parab Kalidas Vithoba  | 4,127  | 27.80%  |
| Independent | Beig Hasham Nur Mohamad  | 258  | 1.74%  | New
| BSP | Misal Dari Babu  | 185  | 1.25%  | New
Margin of victory  | 318  | 2.14%  | 9.70
Turnout | 14,846  | 75.57%  | 0.53
Registered electors | 19,217  |  | 12.87
| INC gain from MGP | Swing | 14.23  |

### Assembly Election 1989

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1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| MGP | Pandurang Raut | 6,465  | 48.81%  | New
| INC | Harish Zantye  | 4,897  | 36.98%  |
| Independent | Lawanis Rajanikant Gajanan  | 879  | 6.64%  | New
| Gomantak Bahujan Samaj Parishad | Phadtye Anirudha  | 279  | 2.11%  | New
| BJP | Desai Ramnath Purushottam  | 221  | 1.67%  | New
Margin of victory  | 1,568  | 11.84%  | 12.52
Turnout | 13,244  | 74.83%  | 1.54
Registered electors | 17,026  |  | 17.32
| MGP gain from INC | Swing | 6.00  |

### Assembly Election 1984

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1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Harish Zantye  | 8,607  | 54.82%  | New
| MGP | Naik Vinayak Vasudeo  | 4,782  | 30.46%  | New
| Independent | Teli Anant Ramchandra  | 441  | 2.81%  | New
| CPI(M) | Gadekar Kamlakant Krishna  | 429  | 3.24%  | New
| Independent | Malik Prabhakar Anant  | 265  | 2.00%  | New
| Independent | Naik Gopi Dattaram  | 192  | 1.45%  | New
| Independent | Raut Vaman Gopal  | 168  | 1.27%  | New
Margin of victory  | 3,825  | 24.36%  | 8.27
Turnout | 15,701  | 73.00%  | 6.56
Registered electors | 20,592  |  | 15.60
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 1.82  |

### Assembly Election 1980

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1980 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Harish Zantye  | 8,354  | 56.64%  | New
| MGP | Shashikala Kakodkar | 5,981  | 40.55%  |
Margin of victory  | 2,373  | 16.09%  | 9.17
Turnout | 14,750  | 80.47%  | 9.75
Registered electors | 17,813  |  | 5.36
| Independent gain from MGP | Swing | 1.05  |

### Assembly Election 1977

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1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| MGP | Shashikala Kakodkar | 6,866  | 55.59%  | 8.81
| INC | Naik Vinayak Vasudev  | 3,746  | 30.33%  | New
| JP | Rane Jaysingrao Abasaheb  | 1,488  | 12.05%  | New
Margin of victory  | 3,120  | 25.26%  | 15.75
Turnout | 12,351  | 71.93%  | 8.25
Registered electors | 16,906  |  | 34.36
| MGP hold | Swing | 8.81  |

### Assembly Election 1972

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1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| MGP | Shashikala Kakodkar | 6,589  | 64.40%  | 1.24
| INC | S. Ramesh Narayan  | 2,393  | 23.39%  | New
| MGP | Chopdekar Dattaram Keshav  | 678  | 6.63%  |
| CPI(M) | Vaz George  | 189  | 1.85%  | New
| SSP | Shivajirao G. Desai  | 126  | 1.23%  | New
| UGP | Dubhashi Shivaji Ravaji  | 97  | 0.95%  | New
Margin of victory  | 4,196  | 41.01%  | 9.11
Turnout | 10,231  | 80.04%  | 6.68
Registered electors | 12,583  |  | 6.57
| MGP hold | Swing | 1.24  |

### Assembly Election 1967

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1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Bicholim[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| MGP | C. D. Keshav  | 5,565  | 63.16%  | New
| Independent | S. S. Sakharam  | 1,149  | 13.04%  | New
| Independent | P. G. M. Gangaram  | 444  | 5.04%  | New
| UGP | Da. Shivaji  | 365  | 4.14%  | New
| PSP | P. S. Deu  | 255  | 2.89%  | New
| Independent | M. A. Dhaktoo  | 242  | 2.75%  | New
| Independent | P. G. Babi  | 127  | 1.44%  | New
Margin of victory  | 4,416  | 50.12%  |
Turnout | 8,811  | 70.39%  |
Registered electors | 11,807  |  |
| MGP win (new seat)

## References

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## External links

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* "Record of all Goa Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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