Daman Assembly constituency

Daman
Former constituency for the Goa Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Goa
Established	1967
Abolished	1989 [1]
Total electors	25,296

Daman Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Goa.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	M. M. Bhathala		Independent politician
1972	H. Vallabhabhai Tendel		Indian National Congress
1977	Bhathela Makanbhai Morarji		Independent politician
1980	Tandel Narsinhbai Lallubhai		Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1984	Prabhakar Jivanbhai Somabhai		Independent politician

Election results

Assembly Election 1984

1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election  : Daman ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Prabhakar Jivanbhai Somabhai	5,316	28.10%	New
	Independent	Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhabhai	3,451	18.24%	New
	Independent	Mhawla Gulamhusein Ramzan	2,966	15.68%	New
	Independent	Lopes Mari Francisco	2,441	12.90%	New
	INC	Tandel Narsinhbhai Lallubhai	1,882	9.95%	New
	Independent	Bhathela Makanbhai Morarji	605	3.20%	New
	BJP	Paetel Dayalbhai Lallubhai	545	2.88%	New
Margin of victory			1,865	9.86%	7.69
Turnout			18,921	70.90%	7.07
Registered electors			25,296		13.68
	Independent gain from MGP		Swing	15.79

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election  : Daman ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MGP	Tandel Narsinhbai Lallubhai	6,613	43.88%	New
	Independent	Mhawla Gulamhusein Ramzan	3,968	26.33%	New
	Independent	Bhathela Makanbhai Morarji	2,127	14.11%	New
	INC(I)	Bhatia R. C.	951	6.31%	New
	Independent	Moraes Sousa Jose	211	1.40%	New
	Independent	Kalawadwala Akabarali Lookmanji	144	0.96%	New
	Independent	Parmer Chandrakant Devchand	130	0.86%	New
Margin of victory			2,645	17.55%	17.40
Turnout			15,070	63.57%	2.09
Registered electors			22,251		7.81
	MGP gain from Independent		Swing	0.69

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election  : Daman ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bhathela Makanbhai Morarji	6,423	44.57%	New
	JP	Bhathela Dajibhai Kanjibhai	6,401	44.42%	New
	Independent	Moraise Souza Jose	545	3.78%	New
	Independent	Mhawala Gulamhusein Ramzenbhai	305	2.12%	New
	Independent	Vagmar Abdulgafur Ahmed	161	1.12%	New
	Independent	Bhatia R. C.	153	1.06%	New
Margin of victory			22	0.15%	2.23
Turnout			14,411	67.99%	16.08
Registered electors			20,640		11.54
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	4.06

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election  : Daman ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Vallabhabhai Tendel	7,729	48.63%	New
	Independent	Lallubhai Jogibhat Patel	7,350	46.24%	New
	Independent	Premabhai S Prabhakar	132	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			379	2.38%	0.00
Turnout			15,895	82.78%	23.41
Registered electors			18,504		19.15
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election  : Daman ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. M. Bhathala	2,775	28.60%	New
	UGP	B. O. Pandya	2,544	26.22%	New
	Independent	M. R. Desai	2,394	24.67%	New
	Independent	G. R. Mhawla	1,007	10.38%	New
	Independent	K. B. Barot	622	6.41%	New
	Independent	S. M. Bhatt	72	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			231	2.38%
Turnout			9,704	60.62%
Registered electors			15,530
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
6. "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.