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2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election

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2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election

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All 40 seats of the Goa Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.89% (Decrease 0.67 pp)[1][2]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Pramod Sawant Digambar Kamat
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Leader since 2019 2007
Leader's seat Sanquelim Margao
Last election 32.5%, 13 seats 28.4%, 17 seats
Seats won 20 11
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 6
Popular vote 316,573 222,948
Percentage 33.3% 23.5%
Swing Increase 0.8 pp Decrease 4.9 pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Amit Palekar Mahua Moitra
Party AAP AITC
Alliance - AITC+
Leader since 2022 2021
Leader's seat St. Cruz (lost) -[a]
Last election 6.3%, 0 seat Did not contest
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 64,354 49,480
Percentage 6.8% 5.2%
Swing Increase 0.5 pp Increase 5.2 pp


Chief Minister before election

Pramod Sawant
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

Pramod Sawant
BJP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Goa on 14 February 2022 to elect 40 members of the Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022.

Background

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The tenure of Goa Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 15 March 2022.[3] The previous assembly elections were held in February 2017 to elect the members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly. After the election, a coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party formed the state government, with Manohar Parrikar becoming the Chief Minister.[4]

After the death of Manohar Parrikar, Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 19 March 2019.[5]

Election schedule

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The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 8 January 2022.[6]

S.No. Event Date Day
1. Date for Nominations 21 January 2022 Friday
2. Last Date for filing Nominations 28 January 2022 Friday
3. Date for scrutiny of nominations 29 January 2022 Saturday
4. Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 31 January 2022 Monday
5. Date of poll 14 February 2022 Monday
6. Date of counting 10 March 2022 Thursday

Parties and alliances

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  National Democratic Alliance

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No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested Male Candidates Female Candidates
1. Bharatiya Janata Party Pramod Sawant 40[7] 37 3
No. Party[8] Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested[9] Male Candidates Female Candidates
1. Indian National Congress Digambar Kamat 37 35 2
2. Goa Forward Party Vijai Sardesai 3 3 0
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested Male Candidates Female Candidates
1. Aam Aadmi Party Amit Palekar 39[10][11] 36 3
No. Party[12] Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested[13] Male Candidates Female Candidates
1. All India Trinamool Congress Mahua Moitra 26 22 4
2. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Sudin Dhavalikar 13 13 0
No. Party[14] Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested Male Candidates Female Candidates
1. Nationalist Congress Party Jose Philip D'Souza 13[15] 13 0
2. Shiv Sena
Jitesh Kamat 10[16][17] 8 2

Others

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No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested Male Candidates Female Candidates
1. Revolutionary Goans Party Manoj Parab 38[18] 36 2
2. Goencho Swabhiman Party Swapnesh Sherlekar 4[19] 3 1

Candidates

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AAP CM candidate Amit Palekar contested from St. Cruz. Former CM and AITC leader Churchill Alemao contested from Benaulim. BJP CM candidate and incumbent CM Pramod Sawant contested from Sanquelim. Former CM and INC leader Digambar Kamat contested from Margao. Former CM Laxmikant Parsekar contested from Mandrem as an independent candidate after he was denied ticket by BJP.[20]

Constituency NDA UPA AAP AITC+
# Name Party Candidate[21] Party Candidate[22] Party Candidate[23][10] Party Candidate
North Goa District
1 Mandrem BJP Dayanand Sopte GFP Deepak Kalangutkar AAP Adv Prasad Shahapurkar MGP Jit Arolkar
2 Pernem (SC) BJP Pravin Arlekar INC Jitendra Gaonkar AAP Pundalik Dhargalkar MGP Ranjan Korgaonkar
3 Bicholim BJP Rajesh Patnekar INC Meghashyam Raut [b] MGP Naresh Sawal
4 Tivim BJP Nilkanth Halarnkar INC Aman Lotilkar AAP Uday Salkar AITC Kavita Kandolkar
5 Mapusa BJP Joshua D'Souza INC Sudhir Kandolkar AAP Rahul Mhambre AITC Tarak M Arolkar
6 Siolim BJP Dayanand Mandrekar INC Delilah Lobo AAP Vishnu Naik AITC Leao F.P Dias
7 Saligao BJP Jayesh Salgaonkar INC Kedar Naik AAP Mario Cordeiro AITC Bholanath Ghadi Sakalkar
8 Calangute BJP Joseph Sequeira INC Michael Lobo AAP Sudesh Mayekar AITC Anthony Menezes
9 Porvorim BJP Rohan Khaunte INC Vikas Prabhudessai AAP Ritesh Chodankar AITC Sandeep Vazarkar
10 Aldona BJP Glenn Ticlo INC Carlos Alvares Ferreira AAP Mahesh Satelkar AITC Kiran Kandolkar
11 Panaji BJP Atanasio Monserrate INC Elvis Gomes AAP Valmiki Naik
12 Taleigao BJP Jennifer Monserrate INC Tony Rodrigues AAP Cecille Rodrigues MGP Subhangi Sawant
13 St. Cruz BJP Antonio Fernandes INC Rodolfo Fernandes AAP Amit Palekar AITC Victor Gonsalves
14 St. Andre BJP Francisco Silveira INC Anthony L.Fernandes AAP Ramrao Wagh AITC Jagdish Bhobe
15 Cumbarjua BJP Janita Madkaikar INC Rajesh Faldessai AAP Gorakhnath kerkar AITC Samil Volvaiker
16 Maem BJP Premendra Shet GFP Santosh Sawant AAP Rajesh Kalangutkar MGP Pravin Zantye
17 Sanquelim BJP Pramod Sawant INC Dharamesh Saglani AAP Manoj Gandhi Amonkar MGP Mahadev Khandekar
18 Poriem BJP Deviya Vishwajit Rane INC Ranjit Rane AAP Vishwajit K Rane AITC Ganpat Gaonkar
19 Valpoi BJP Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane INC Manisha Usgaonkar AAP Satyavijay Naik MGP Vishwesh Prabhu
20 Priol BJP Govind Gaude INC Dr Dinesh Jalmi AAP Nonu Naik MGP Deepak Dhavalikar
21 Ponda BJP Ravi Naik INC Rajesh Verenkar AAP Surel Tilve MGP Ketan Bhatikar
22 Siroda BJP Subhash Shirodkar INC Tukaram Borkar AAP Mahadev Naik MGP Sanket Mule
23 Marcaim BJP Sudesh Bhingi INC Lavoo Mamledar AAP Gurudas Yesu Naik MGP Sudin Dhavalikar
South Goa District
24 Mormugao BJP Milind Naik INC Sankalp Amonkar AAP Parshuram Sonurlekar AITC Jayesh Shetgaonkar
25 Vasco da Gama BJP Krishna V Salkar INC Carlos Almeida AAP Adv Sunil Loran AITC Saifulla Khan
26 Dabolim BJP Mauvin Godinho INC Viriato Fernandes AAP Premanand Nanoskar AITC Mahesh Bhandari
27 Cortalim BJP Narayan Naik INC Olencio Simoes AAP Alina Saldanha AITC Gilberto Mariano Rodrigues
28 Nuvem BJP Datta Vishnu Borkar INC Aleixo Sequeira AAP Dr. Mariano Godinho AITC Jose.R.Cabral
29 Curtorim BJP Anthony Barbosa INC Moreno Rebello AAP Domnic Gaonkar AITC Anthony Alberto Peixito
30 Fatorda BJP Damodar Naik GFP Vijai Sardesai AAP Sandesh Telekar AITC Seoula Avilia Vas
31 Margao BJP Manohar Ajgaonkar INC Digambar Kamat AAP Lincoln Vaz AITC Mahesh Amonkar
32 Benaulim BJP Damodar Bandodkar INC Anthony Dias AAP Venzy Viegas AITC Churchill Alemao
33 Navelim BJP Ullas Yashwant Tuenkar INC Avertano Furtado AAP Pratima Coutinho AITC Valanka Alemao
34 Cuncolim BJP Clafasio Dias INC Yuri Alemao AAP Prashant Naik AITC Jorson Fernandes
35 Velim BJP Savio Rodrigues INC Savio D'Silva AAP Cruz Silva AITC Benjamin Silva
36 Quepem BJP Chandrakant Kavlekar INC Altone D'Costa AAP Raul Pereira AITC Kanta Gaude
37 Curchorem BJP Nilesh Cabral INC Amit Patkar AAP Gabriel Fernandes MGP Anand Prabhudessai
38 Sanvordem BJP Ganesh Gaonkar INC Khemlo Sawant AAP Anil Gaonkar MGP Balaji Gauns
39 Sanguem BJP Subhash Phal Desai INC Prasad Gaonkar AAP Abhijeet Dessai AITC Rakhi Prabhudessai Naik
40 Canacona BJP Ramesh Tawadkar INC Janardan Bhandari AAP Anoop Kudtarkar AITC Mahadev Desai
  1. ^ Mahua Moitra serves as the MP from Krishnanagar
  2. ^ AAP didn't field a candidate against Independent candidate Dr. Chandrakant Shetye in Bicholim[11]

Campaign

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BJP

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BJP has launched a movement to collect suggestions, ‘Sankalp Peti’ from all across the state to prepare their manifesto for the Assembly Election. The Sankalp Peti, which is flagged off on December 21, will travel across the state till January 5.[24]

INC

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INC released its manifesto on 4 February 2022.[25] Some of the key promises made are

  • Launching NYAY scheme which promises annual income transfer of rupees 72 thousand to each of the poorest families in the state[26]
  • Cap the Petrol and Diesel prices at rupees 80 per litre
  • 30 percent reservation for women in a government job
  • Resumption of mining in a sustainable way[27]
  • Congress will resist the three Linear projects and will not allow Goa to become a coal hub[28]
  • The Congress will enact a law providing protection to the land rights of locals[29]

AAP

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Arvind Kejriwal gave Guarantees for Goans in his poll campaign based on development and positivity:[30]

  • Jobs for Goans
  • 1 job per family for unemployed, or ₹3000/month until then
  • 80% private jobs reserved for Goans
  • ₹5000/month for unemployed in tourism due to COVID
  • ₹5000/month for those affected by mining ban
  • Skill University
  • Better health infrastructure
  • Free and Quality education to all
  • Form the first corruption free government of Goa

AAP decided to carry out every project with citizen's consent. AAP has also promised to increase the remuneration provided to women in Goa under a state-sponsored scheme and also promised financial assistance to women not covered under it.[31]

AITC

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  • Proposed scheme Griha Laxmi Card where ₹5000 will be transferred to a woman in every family of the state. AITC campaign leader Mahua Moitra claimed that 6-8% of total state budget is possible, putting cash in hand and liquidity in system is needed in the depressed situation after COVID-19 pandemic.[32]
  • Proposed scheme Yuva Shakti Card which will be a collateral-free pre-approved credit card with a limit up to ₹20 lakh at 4% interest rate to Goan youth in the age group of 18–45 years. This card will allow Goans to take need-based credit for higher education, skill development and starting businesses.[33]
  • In proposed scheme Majhe Ghar, Malki Hak Scheme AITC has announced that 50,000 such homeless families, who have been living in Goa since 198 or earlier, will be given subsidized housing. Mamata Banerjee's party has also promised to hand over the land lease to the residents within 250 days of the formation of the AITC-MGP coalition government in Goa. A team of 3,000 volunteers will conduct door-to-door surveys after which 50,000 real homeless families will be found. The AITC-MGP alliance claimed the proposed plan will benefit 80 percent of the residents.
  • Proposed scheme Vahan Mitra Scheme offers a subsidy of ₹10,000 for 30,000 taxi drivers and owners.

Poll predictions

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Opinion polls

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Polling aggregates
Active Parties
  National Democratic Alliance
  United Progressive Alliance
  Aam Aadmi Party
  Others
Date Published Polling agency Lead
NDA UPA AAP AITC+ Others
7 February 2022 ABP News C-voter[34] 30.0% 23.6% 24.0% 7.7% 14.7 6.0%
23 January 2022 Polstrat-NewsX[35] 35.6% 20.1% 23.4% 20.9% 12.2%
10 January 2022 ABP News C-voter[36] 32% 19.8% 22.5% 7.7% 18.1% 9.5%
21 December 2021 Polstrat-NewsX[37] 32.8% 18.8% 22.1% 26.3% 10.7%
11 December 2021 ABP News C-Voter[38] 30.0% 19.7% 24.4% 25.9% 5.6%
12 November 2021 ABP News C-voter[39] 35.7% 18.6% 23.6% 22.1% 12.1%
8 October 2021 ABP News C-voter[40] 37.5% 18.3% 22.8% 21.4% 14.7%
3 Sept 2021 ABP News C-voter[41] 39.4% 15.4% 22.2% 23% 17.2%
Date Published Polling agency Lead Remarks
NDA UPA AAP AITC+ Others
7 February 2022 ABP News C-voter[34] 14-18 10-14 4-8 3-7 0-2 0-8 Hung
23 January 2022 Polstrat-NewsX[35] 21-25 4-6 6-9 2-5 12-19 BJP majority
10 January 2022 ABP News C-voter[36] 19-23 4-8 5-9 2-6 0-4 10-18 Hung
21 December 2021 Polstrat-NewsX[37] 20-22 4-6 5-7 8-9 12-13 Hung
11 December 2021 ABP News C-Voter[38] 17-21 4-8 5-9 6-10 7-15 Hung
12 November 2021 ABP News C-voter[39] 19-23 2-6 3-7 8-12 7-15 Hung
8 October 2021 ABP News C-voter[40] 24-28 1-5 3-7 4-8 16-24 BJP majority
3 Sept 2021 ABP News C-voter[41] 22-26 3-7 4-8 3-7 14-22 BJP majority
10 March 2022 Election results 20 12 2 2 4 8 BJP majority

Exit polls

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The Election Commission banned the media from publishing exit polls between 7 AM on 10 February 2022 and 6:30 PM on 7 March 2022. Violation of the directive would be punishable with two years of imprisonment.[42] Accordingly, these exit polls were published in the evening of 7 March 2022.

Polling agency Lead Remarks
NDA UPA AAP AITC+ Others
ABP-CVoter[43] 13-17 12-16 1-5 5-9 0-2 0-1 Hung
India Today - Axis My India[44] 14-18 15-20 0 2-5 0-4 0-6 Hung
India TV CNX[45] 16-22 11-17 0-2 1-2 4-5 10-14 Hung
Republic P-MARQ[43] 13-17 13-17 2-6 2-4 0-4 0 Hung
Times Now-Veto[46] 14 16 4 6 2 Hung
Zee - Design Boxed[47] 13-18 14-19 1-3 2-5 1-3 1-2 Hung
Election results 20 12 2 2 4 8 Hung

Voter turnout

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Source:[2]

District Seats Turnout (%)
North Goa 23 81.15
South Goa 17 78.27
Total 40 79.61

Results

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Results by alliance and party

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Vote Share

  BJP (33.31%)
  UPA (25.30%)
  AITC+ (12.81%)
  RGP (9.81%)
  AAP (6.77%)
  Others (12.00%)

Seat Share

  BJP (50%)
  UPA (30%)
  AAP (5%)
  AITC+ (5%)
  RGP (2.5%)
  Independent (7.5%)
Alliance Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
NDA Bharatiya Janata Party 316,573 33.31% Increase 0.8 40 20 Increase 7
UPA Indian National Congress 222,948 23.46% Decrease 4.9 37 11 Decrease 6
Goa Forward Party 17,477 1.84% Decrease 1.7 3 1 Decrease 2
Total 240,425 25.3% Decrease 3.1 40 12 Decrease 8
AITC+ All India Trinamool Congress 49,480 5.21% Increase 5.2 26 0 Steady
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 72,269 7.6% Decrease 3.7 13 2 Decrease 1
Total 121,749 12.81% Decrease 1.5 39 2 Decrease 1
None Revolutionary Goans Party 93,255 9.81% Increase 9.45 38 1 Increase 1
Aam Aadmi Party 64,354 6.77% Increase 0.5 39 2 Increase 2
NCP+ Nationalist Congress Party 10,846 1.14% Decrease 1.2 13 0 Decrease 1
Shiv Sena 1,726 0.18% Increase 0.1 10 0 Steady
Total 12,572 1.32% Decrease 1.0 23 0 Decrease 1
None Independents 88,902 9.35% 3 Steady
Others 1,986 0.21% 0 Steady
NOTA 10,629 1.12%
Total
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast/ turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Results by district

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District Seats NDA UPA AAP AITC+ Others
North Goa 23 13 6 0 2 2
South Goa 17 7 6 2 0 2
Total 40 20 12 2 2 4

Results by constituency

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Source:[48][49]
Constituency Turnout
(%)[2]
Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
North Goa District
1 Mandrem[50] 87.51 Jit Arolkar MGP 10387 35.04 Dayanand Sopte BJP 9672 32.63 715
2 Pernem (SC) [51] 85.48 Pravin Arlekar BJP 13063 44.73 Rajan Babuso Korgaonkar MGP 9645 33.03 3418
3 Bicholim[52] 89.01 Dr. Chandrakant Shetye IND 9608 37.12 Naresh Sawal MGP 9290 35.89 318
4 Tivim[53] 80.25 Nilkanth Halarnkar BJP 9414 39.34 Kavita Kandolkar AITC 7363 30.77 2051
5 Mapusa[54] 77.43 Joshua D'Souza BJP 10195 44.06 Sudhir Kandolkar INC 8548 36.94 1647
6 Siolim[55] 81.98 Delilah Lobo INC 9699 38.89 Dayanand Mandrekar BJP 7972 31.96 1727
7 Saligao[56] 79.07 Kedar Naik INC 10045 44.97 Jayesh Salgaonkar BJP 8146 36.47 1899
8 Calangute[57] 78.91 Michael Lobo INC 9285 45.09 Joseph Robert Sequeira BJP 4306 20.91 4979
9 Porvorim[58] 76.49 Rohan Khaunte BJP 11714 55.16 Sandeep Vazarkar AITC 3764 17.72 7950
10 Aldona[59] 75.64 Carlos Alvares Ferreira INC 9320 41.43 Glenn Ticlo BJP 7497 33.33 1823
11 Panaji[60] 74.97 Atanasio Monserrate BJP 6787 38.96 Utpal Manohar Parrikar IND 6071 34.85 716
12 Taleigao[61] 76.38 Jennifer Monserrate BJP 10167 43.38 Tony Rodrigues INC 8126 34.67 2046
13 Santa Cruz[62] 75.57 Rodolfo Fernandes INC 8841 38.97 Antonio Fernandes BJP 6377 28.11 2464
14 St. Andre[63] 73.85 Viresh Borkar RGP 5395 33.14 Francisco Silveira BJP 5319 32.67 76
15 Cumbarjua[64] 79.07 Rajesh Faldessai INC 6776 31.44 Janita Pandurang Madkaikar BJP 3949 18.32 2827
16 Maem[65] 85.87 Premendra Shet BJP 7874 30.89 Santosh Kumar Sawant GFP 4738 18.59 3136
17 Sanquelim[66] 89.63 Pramod Sawant BJP 12250 47.73 Dharmesh Saglani INC 11584 45.13 666
18 Poriem[67] 86.18 Deviya Vishwajit Rane BJP 17816 60.92 Vishwajit Rane AAP 3873 13.24 13943
19 Valpoi[68] 82.86 Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane BJP 14462 53.62 Manoj Parab RGP 6377 23.64 8085
20 Priol[69] 88.11 Govind Gaude BJP 11019 39.26 Deepak Dhavalikar MGP 10806 38.5 213
21 Ponda[70] 78.38 Ravi Naik BJP 7514 29.12 Ketan Bhatikar MGP 7437 28.82 77
22 Siroda[71] 82.72 Subhash Shirodkar BJP 8307 33.18 Mahadev Naik AAP 6133 24.5 2174
23 Marcaim[72] 81.27 Sudin Dhavalikar MGP 13963 58.86 Sudesh Bhingi BJP 4000 16.86 9963
South Goa District
24 Mormugao[73] 81.28 Sankalp Amonkar INC 9067 53.68 Milind Naik BJP 7126 42.19 1941
25 Vasco-da-Gama[74] 70.54 Krishna Salkar BJP 13118 51.43 Carlos Almeida INC 9461 37.09 3657
26 Dabolim[75] 74.89 Mauvin Godinho BJP 7594 40.51 Captain Viriato Fernandes INC 6024 32.14 1570
27 Cortalim[76] 76.60 Antonio Vas IND 5430 23.08 Olencio Simoes INC 4255 18.16 1178
28 Nuvem[77] 75.05 Aleixo Sequeira INC 8745 40.09 Arvind D'Costa RGP 4348 19.93 4397
29 Curtorim[78] 72.93 Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco IND 8960 40.12 Moreno Rebelo INC 3905 17.49 5055
30 Fatorda[79] 76.73 Vijai Sardesai GFP 11063 45.81 Damodar Naik BJP 9536 39.49 1527
31 Margao[80] 75.09 Digambar Kamat INC 13674 60.42 Manohar Ajgaonkar BJP 5880 25.98 7794
32 Benaulim[56] 71.26 Venzy Viegas AAP 6411 30.36 Churchill Alemao AITC 5140 24.34 1271
33 Navelim[81] 72.80 Ulhas Tuenkar BJP 5168 24.23 Valanka Alemao AITC 4738 22.21 430
34 Cuncolim[82] 76.15 Yuri Alemao INC 9866 42.7 Clafasio Dias BJP 6632 28.71 3234
35 Velim[83] 72.42 Cruz Silva AAP 5390 23.04 Savio D'Silva INC 5221 22.32 169
36 Quepem[84] 83.61 Altone D'Costa INC 14994 52.51 Chandrakant Kavlekar BJP 11393 39.9 3601
37 Curchorem[85] 80.29 Nilesh Cabral BJP 9973 43.77 Amit Patkar INC 9301 40.82 672
38 Sanvordem[86] 86.54 Ganesh Gaonkar BJP 11877 44.77 Deepak Pauskar IND 6687 25.21 5190
39 Sanguem[56] NA Subhash Phal Desai BJP 8724 36.73 Savitri Kavlekar IND 7295 30.71 1429
40 Canacona[56] 82.11 Ramesh Tawadkar BJP 9063 31.11 Isidore Fernandes IND 6012 20.64 3051

Government Formation

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BJP became the single largest party with 20 seats in the hung assembly and decided to take support from 2 independents and MGP.[87][88]

In September 2022, 8 out of 11 MLAs from Congress joined BJP, increasing the strength of BJP to 28 seats in the Goa Legislative Assembly.[89]

See also

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Notes

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