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Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place 2 June 2007. Counting of votes began 5 June and the election process was completed by 8 June. [1]
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Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place 2 June 2007. Counting of votes began 5 June and the election process was completed by 8 June. [1]
| Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won |
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| 1 | Indian National Congress | 32 | 16 |
| 3 | Nationalist Congress Party | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Save Goa Front | 17 | 2 |
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 33 | 14 |
| 4 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 26 | 2 |
| 5 | United Goans Democratic Party | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Independent | 49 | 2 |
| Total | 40 |
| No. | Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Remark | |
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| 1 | Pale | Pratap Gauns | INC | |||
| 2 | Valpoi | Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane | INC | |||
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