Vasco Da Gama Assembly constituency

Legislative Assembly constituency in Goa State, India

Vasco Da Gama

Constituency No. 25 for the Goa Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| Western India
State| Goa
District| South Goa
Lok Sabha constituency| South Goa
Established| 1989
Total electors| 35,613[1]
Reservation| None
Member of Legislative Assembly
8th Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Krishna Salkar

Party| Bharatiya Janata Party

Vasco Da Gama Assembly constituency is one of the 40 (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Goa state in South India. This constituency came into existence in 1989.[2][3][4] It is also the most populated constituency of Goa.

## Overview

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Vasco Da Gama (constituency number 25) is one of the 20 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in South Goa district. This constituency covers the Mormugao (MCL) - Ward Nos. 9 to 17 of Mormugao Saza in Mormugao Taluka. Vasco Da Gama is part of South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) along with eight other Vidhan Sabha segments covers the entire South Goa district.[5][6]

## Members of Legislative Assembly

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Year  | Member  | Party

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1989 | Simon Peter D'Souza  |  | Indian National Congress
1994 | Menezes Wilfred Mesquita  |  | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1999 | Jose Philip D'Souza |  | United Goans Party
2002 | Rajendra Arlekar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2007 | Jose Philip D'Souza  |  | Nationalist Congress Party
2012 | Carlos Almeida |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2017
2022 | Krishna Salkar

## Election results

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### Assembly Election 2022

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2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Vasco Da Gama[1][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Krishna Salkar | 13,118  | 51.43%  | 17.85
| INC | Carlos Almeida | 9,461  | 37.09%  | 22.77
| AITC | Saifula Khan  | 860  | 3.37%  | New
| RGP | Andre Sebastiao Viegas  | 851  | 3.34%  | New
| AAP | Sunil Loran  | 784  | 3.07%  | 0.48
| NOTA | None of the Above  | 244  | 0.96%  | 0.05
Margin of victory  | 3,657  | 14.34%  | 9.16
Turnout | 25,506  | 71.74%  | 0.88
Registered electors | 35,552  |  | 1.07
| BJP hold | Swing | 17.85  |

### Assembly Election 2017

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2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Vasco Da Gama[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Carlos Almeida | 8,765  | 33.58%  | 19.11
| Independent | Krishna (Daji) V Salkar  | 7,414  | 28.41%  | New
| NCP | Jose Filipe De Sousa  | 4,202  | 16.10%  | 15.96
| INC | Saifula Khan  | 3,737  | 14.32%  | New
| AAP | Loretta Shreedharan  | 928  | 3.56%  | New
| MGP | Manesh Chandrakant Arolkar  | 654  | 2.51%  | New
| NOTA | None of the Above  | 263  | 1.01%  | New
Margin of victory  | 1,351  | 5.18%  | 15.45
Turnout | 26,099  | 72.62%  | 3.99
Registered electors | 35,938  |  | 26.49
| BJP hold | Swing | 19.11  |

### Assembly Election 2012

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2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Vasco Da Gama[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Carlos Almeida | 11,468  | 52.69%  | 16.79
| NCP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 6,978  | 32.06%  | 7.04
| Independent | G. Karl Vaz  | 1,394  | 6.40%  | New
| Goa Vikas Party | Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh  | 600  | 2.76%  | New
| UGDP | Adam Abdulla Jumma  | 489  | 2.25%  | 1.03
| AITC | Amindin Mulla  | 328  | 1.51%  | New
| Independent | Stanley C. Almeida  | 143  | 0.66%  | New
Margin of victory  | 4,490  | 20.63%  | 17.43
Turnout | 21,765  | 76.56%  | 17.85
Registered electors | 28,411  |  | 12.69
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | 13.59  |

### Assembly Election 2007

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2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Vasco Da Gama[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| NCP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 7,476  | 39.10%  | 10.47
| BJP | Rajendra Arlekar | 6,864  | 35.90%  | 0.31
| JD(S) | Carlos J. L. Almeida  | 3,054  | 15.97%  | New
| UGDP | Rego Basilio Arnaldo  | 626  | 3.27%  | New
| MGP | Servulo Barros  | 279  | 1.46%  | 7.19
| Independent | Dhargawe Manisha  | 253  | 1.32%  | New
| Save Goa Front | Milton Barreto  | 239  | 1.25%  | New
Margin of victory  | 612  | 3.20%  | 3.76
Turnout | 19,121  | 58.63%  | 2.52
Registered electors | 32,541  |  | 16.19
| NCP gain from BJP | Swing | 3.51  |

### Assembly Election 2002

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2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Vasco Da Gama[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Rajendra Arlekar | 5,605  | 35.59%  | 11.25
| NCP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 4,509  | 28.63%  | New
| INC | Carol Taher Daud  | 3,845  | 24.41%  | 4.69
| MGP | Verenkar Shricant Dattaram  | 1,363  | 8.65%  | 4.22
| Independent | Kerkar Tara  | 294  | 1.87%  | New
| CPI(M) | Pereira Thalmann Pradeep  | 130  | 0.83%  | New
Margin of victory  | 1,096  | 6.96%  | 1.81
Turnout | 15,750  | 56.22%  | 4.34
Registered electors | 28,007  |  | 15.46
| BJP gain from UGDP | Swing | 2.48  |

### Assembly Election 1999

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1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Vasco Da Gama[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UGDP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 5,691  | 33.10%  | New
| BJP | Rajendra Arlekar | 4,183  | 24.33%  | New
| INC | Dr. Mesquita Wilfred M.  | 3,391  | 19.73%  | New
| MGP | Verenkar Shrikant Dattaram  | 2,213  | 12.87%  | 24.60
| Independent | Simon D Souza  | 1,431  | 8.32%  | New
| Independent | Kashinath Ramdular Yadav  | 279  | 1.62%  | New
Margin of victory  | 1,508  | 8.77%  | 0.47
Turnout | 17,191  | 51.89%  | 9.84
Registered electors | 33,127  |  | 18.65
| UGDP gain from MGP | Swing | 4.37  |

### Assembly Election 1994

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1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Vasco Da Gama[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| MGP | Mesouita Menezes Wilfred M.  | 6,460  | 37.48%  | New
| INC | Simon Peter D'Souza  | 4,867  | 28.24%  |
| Independent | Jose Philip D'Souza | 4,558  | 26.44%  | New
| UGDP | Henriques Gandhi E.  | 350  | 2.03%  | New
| Independent | Anil G. Chopdekar  | 161  | 0.93%  | New
| Independent | Barreto Geraldo Francis  | 160  | 0.93%  | New
| BSP | Suryawanshi Bhanudas Y.  | 159  | 0.92%  | New
Margin of victory  | 1,593  | 9.24%  | 6.92
Turnout | 17,237  | 60.50%  | 0.48
Registered electors | 27,921  |  | 24.10
| MGP gain from INC | Swing | 1.43  |

### Assembly Election 1989

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1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Vasco Da Gama[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Simon Peter D'Souza  | 5,045  | 36.05%  | New
| MGP | Menezas Mesquita Wilfred  | 4,720  | 33.72%  | New
| Independent | Jose Philip D'Souza | 2,705  | 19.33%  | New
| Independent | Tiwari Dayaprasad Shiram  | 705  | 5.04%  | New
| BJP | Lotlikar Shivram Raghuvir  | 165  | 1.18%  | New
| Independent | Henlikar Gandhi  | 154  | 1.10%  | New
| JD | Parulikar Prakash Dattaram  | 109  | 0.78%  | New
Margin of victory  | 325  | 2.32%  |
Turnout | 13,996  | 60.75%  |
Registered electors | 22,498  |  |
| INC win (new seat)

## See also

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* Vasco Da Gama
* South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)
* List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly
* South Goa district

## References

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1. ^ a b "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
2. ^ "Vasco Da Gama (Goa) Election Results 2017, Winner, Runner-up and MLA Candidates". Elections in India.
3. ^ "Vidhan Sabha of Goa". Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
4. ^ ceogoa
5. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
6. ^ "Vasco Da Gama Assembly constituency Map, Vasco Da Gama Election 2017 Results". www.mapsofindia.com.
7. ^ "General Elections 2022 to Goa Legislatie Assembly - AC wise Voter Turnout" (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
8. ^ "List of Successful Candidates" (Xlsx). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
9. ^ Statistical Report on General Election, 2012, to the Legislative Assembly of Goa (Report). Election Commission of India.
10. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

## 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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