Elections in Goa

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The Portuguese ruled territories of Goa , Daman and Diu were invaded and successfully annexed through Operation Vijay into the Republic of India on 19 December 1961. Since then, elections in the state are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect representatives of various bodies on national, state and district levels.

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Electoral system

National level

Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha constituencies of Goa Goa Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
Lok Sabha constituencies of Goa

Goa has two Lok Sabha constituencies; North Goa and South Goa, none of which are reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.

Keys:   Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)    Indian National Congress (INC)

No.Constituency1999 elections2004 elections 2009 elections 2014 elections [1] 2019 elections
MPPartyMPPartyMPPartyMPPartyMPParty
1 North Goa S. Y. Naik BJP S. Y. Naik BJP S. Y. Naik BJP S. Y. Naik BJP S. Y. Naik BJP
2 South Goa C. Alemao INC F. Sardinha INC F. Sardinha INC N. K. Sawaikar BJP F. Sardinha INC

Rajya Sabha

State level

Legislative Assembly

The Goa Legislative Assembly has 40 constituencies of which only one is reserved for Scheduled Caste.

Summary of MLAs elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly
PartiesSeats won
1989 1994 1999 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)04101714211320
Indian National Congress (INC)201821161691711
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG)1812422332
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)      02
Goa Forward Party (GFP)      31
Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP)       1
Save Goa Front (SGF)    2   
Goa Rajiv Congress Party (GRCP)  2     
Goa Vikas Party (GVP)  00 20 
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)   13010
United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) 32310  
Independents (IND)23112533
Total4040404040404040

Political parties

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References

  1. "16th Lok Sabha Election results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2019.