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Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place in June 1999. [1] [2] [3]
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All 40 seats in the Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place in June 1999. [1] [2] [3]
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| 1 | Indian National Congress | 40 | 21 | ||||||
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39 | 10 | ||||||
| 3 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | United Goans Democratic Party | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Goa Rajiv Congress Party | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | Independent | 49 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 40 | ||||||||
The following is the list of winning MLAs in the election. [4]
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