1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

1967 Goa legislative assembly election

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All 30 assembly constituencies 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	418,404
Turnout	68.25%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Dayanand Bandodkar Jack Sequeira Party MGP UGP Leader's seat Marcaim St. Cruz Seats before 14 12 Seats won 16 12 Seat change 2 0 Percentage 40.42% 37.98%
CM before election Dayanand Bandodkar MGP Elected CM Dayanand Bandodkar MGP

Elections were held in February 1967, in the Indian Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, to elect 30 members to the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly. ^[1]

Results

Summary of results of the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1967 ^[1]

	Political Party	Seats contested	Seats won	Number of Votes	% of Votes
	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	26	16	111,110	40.42%
	United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)	30	12	104,426	37.98%
	Independents	156	2	48,471	17.63%
	Total [2]	226	30	274,92

Results by constituency

• Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency ^[3]

Assembly Constituency		Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1	Pernem	64.22%	K. B. Laxman		MGP	4,499	60.15%	B. Desprabhu		Independent	2,181	29.16%	2,318
2	Mandrem	64.52%	Anthony D'Souza		MGP	6,907	71.65%	K. M. Vinayak		UGP	1,540	15.98%	5,367
3	Siolim	73.36%	Punaji Achrekar		MGP	5,175	50.35%	D. Zeferino		UGP	4,556	44.32%	619
4	Calangute	74.17%	S. Valente		UGP	6,329	54.29%	M. R. Dharma		MGP	4,633	39.74%	1,696
5	Aldona	73.49%	Lobo Sequeira Orlando		UGP	6,084	57.79%	M. N. Pandharinath		MGP	3,969	37.7%	2,115
6	Mapusa	72.2%	Gopal Mayekar		MGP	5,476	52.57%	K. T. Mangesh		UGP	4,040	38.79%	1,436
7	Tivim	63.89%	Jaisingrao Rane		MGP	4,761	61.26%	N. Narayananant		UGP	1,794	23.08%	2,967
8	Bicholim	70.39%	C. D. Keshav		MGP	5,565	66.96%	S. S. Sakharam		Independent	1,149	13.83%	4,416
9	Pale	66.02%	A. K. S. Usgaonkar		MGP	5,671	65.09%	S. U. P. Krishna		Independent	1,961	22.51%	3,710
10	Sattari	57.7%	Gopal Kamat		MGP	2,962	40.04%	D. B. Hirojirao		Independent	1,068	14.44%	1,894
11	Panaji	66.97%	Y. S. Desai		UGP	3,846	42.56%	T. M. Upendra		MGP	3,776	41.78%	70
12	St. Cruz	77.33%	Jack de Sequeira		UGP	7,087	59.94%	J. L. C. Araujo		United Goans Party (Furtado Group)	4,045	34.21%	3,042
13	St. Andre	71.75%	Teotonio Pereira		UGP	5,656	57.47%	Melo Agosttinho Santana		MGP	3,466	35.22%	2,190
14	Cumbarjua	67.27%	B. P. Shrinivas		MGP	5,296	54.67%	J. T. Timotio		UGP	3,355	34.63%	1,941
15	Marcaim	71.14%	B. D. Balkrishna		MGP	7,800	92.4%	K. T. Pundlik		UGP	423	5.01%	7,377
16	Ponda	68.49%	Shashikala Kakodkar		MGP	7,144	76.66%	K. S. Dattatray		UGP	1,567	16.82%	5,577
17	Siroda	59.26%	Vittal Karmali		MGP	4,571	53.%	J. F. S. Fernandes		UGP	1,294	15.%	3,277
18	Sanguem	62.57%	M. V. Datta		MGP	4,646	58.85%	S. H. A. Lathif		UGP	2,785	35.28%	1,861
19	Canacona	66.15%	N. G. M. Balkrishna		MGP	5,126	58.95%	M. R. Desai		UGP	2,141	24.62%	2,985
20	Quepem	66.%	Shaba Desai		MGP	2,955	44.39%	D. S. Yeshvant		UGP	1,734	26.05%	1,221
21	Curchorem	65.09%	Abdul Razak		UGP	3,657	42.84%	N. X. G. Desai		MGP	3,519	41.23%	138
22	Cuncolim	62.01%	Roque Santana Fernandes		UGP	3,774	43.62%	K. M. Jaiwant		MGP	1,720	19.88%	2,054
23	Benaulim	62.54%	M. E. Jose		UGP	6,528	74.53%	C. F. Clodomiro		Independent	1,008	11.51%	5,520
24	Navelim	62.1%	Leo Velho Mauricio		UGP	6,546	59.5%	D. P. Santano		MGP	2,831	25.73%	3,715
25	Margao	64.26%	N. A. Narcinva		UGP	4,905	57.89%	S. V. Purshotam		MGP	2,832	33.42%	2,073
26	Curtorim	59.81%	Barretto Roque Joaquim		UGP	8,778	86.39%	C. A. M. Jose		Independent	556	5.47%	8,222
27	Cortalim	65.1%	L. P. Barbosa		UGP	6,977	77.03%	L. C. Carvalho		Independent	1,662	18.35%	5,315
28	Mormugao	54.29%	Gajanan Patil		MGP	5,570	46.11%	M. R. Manuel		UGP	3,932	32.55%	1,638
29	Daman	60.62%	M. M. Bhathala		Independent	2,775	29.48%	B. O. Pandya		UGP	2,544	27.02%	231
30	Diu	66.33%	F. N. Srinivassa		Independent	1,552	23.6%	A. R. Hadmat		Independent	1,501	22.83%	51

By Elections

No.	Constituency	Winner	Party
1	Shiroda	Krishnanath Baburao Naik		Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
2	Pernem	Bhalchandra Kinlekar		Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

See also

• Elections in Goa
• 1967 elections in India

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa Daman and Diu" (PDF).
2. The total includes votes and contestants of all parties, even those who failed to win one seat
3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.