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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Former constituency of the Goa Legislative Assembly, in India}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Poinguinim&lt;br /&gt;
| district = [[South Goa district|South Goa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| state = [[Goa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| electors = &lt;br /&gt;
| loksabha_cons = [[South Goa Lok Sabha constituency|South Goa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| reservation = None&lt;br /&gt;
| established = 1989&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished = 2008&lt;br /&gt;
| type = SLA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Poinguinim&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was one of the 40 [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of the state of [[Goa]] in southern [[India]]. It fell under [[South Goa Lok Sabha constituency|South Goa Lok Sabha Constituency]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Poinguinim-in-Goa Previous Year&amp;#039;s Election Results in Poinguinim, Goa]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Election&lt;br /&gt;
! Member&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=2|Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election|1989]]	 || Vasu Paik Gaonkar	|| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election|1994]]	|| [[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]]	|| {{Full party name with color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election|1999]]	 || rowspan=3 | [[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]]	|| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2002]]		 || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2004 elections in India#Goa|2004 By-election]]		 || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2005 elections in India#Goa|2005 By-election]]	 || rowspan=2 | [[Ramesh Tawadkar]]	&lt;br /&gt;
|-		&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election|2007]]		&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Election results ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 2007===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_GOA_after_IC.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007042153/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_GOA_after_IC.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Ramesh Tawadkar]]	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=6,158	|percentage=50.78%	|change={{increase}}2.22 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Fernandes Isidore Aleixinho	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=5,958	|percentage=49.13%	|change={{increase}}8.63 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=200	|percentage=1.65%	|change=	{{decrease}}6.41	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=12,127	|percentage=77.65%	|change=	{{increase}}3.70	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 15,604	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}4.72	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party	|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party	|swing=	{{increase}}2.22	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly By-election 2005===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2005 elections in India#Goa|2005 Goa Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Poinguinim&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeJun2005/index.htm|title=Election Statistics - Bye Elections - June 2005|access-date=22 January 2025|archive-url= |archive-date=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Ramesh Tawadkar]]	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=5,356	|percentage=48.56%	|change={{decrease}}12.35 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=4,467	|percentage=40.50%	|change={{increase}}1.42 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Monterio Leao Fhilipe	|party=Independent politician	|votes=1,205	|percentage=10.93%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=889	|percentage=8.06%	|change=	{{decrease}}13.77	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=11,029	|percentage=74.01%	|change=	{{decrease}}3.79	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 14,900	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}1.43	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party	|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party	|swing=	{{decrease}}12.35	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly By-election 2004===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2004 elections in India#Goa|2004 Goa Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Poinguinim&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeOct2004/S05/ac/be_ae_S05_40.htm|title=Bye - Elections 2004 - 40 - Poinguinim (Goa)|access-date=22 January 2025|archive-url= |archive-date=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]]	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=6,963	|percentage=60.91%	|change={{increase}}27.87 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=4,468	|percentage=39.09%	|change={{decrease}}10.32 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=2,495	|percentage=21.83%	|change=	{{increase}}5.47	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=11,431	|percentage=77.81%	|change=	{{increase}}0.13	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 14,690	|ref =	|change=	{{decrease}}0.05	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 2002===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_se2002_GA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007072027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_se2002_GA.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]]	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=5,641	|percentage=49.40%	|change={{increase}}28.72 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Ramesh Tawadkar]]	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=3,773	|percentage=33.04%	|change={{increase}}28.45 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Ulhas Pundalik Naik	|party=Nationalist Congress Party	|votes=2,001	|percentage=17.52%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,868	|percentage=16.36%	|change=	{{increase}}1.00	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=11,418	|percentage=77.66%	|change=	{{increase}}1.27	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 14,698	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}3.99	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=Independent politician	|swing=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 1999===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReportof%20Goa-99.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007115355/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReportof%20Goa-99.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Isidore Fernandes (politician)|Isidore Fernandes]]	|party=Independent politician	|votes=4,860	|percentage=45.00%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]]	|party=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	|votes=3,201	|percentage=29.64%	|change={{decrease}}13.21 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Gaonkar Vassu Paik	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=2,234	|percentage=20.69%	|change={{decrease}}11.58 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Pagi Rajendra Dharmu	|party=Bharatiya Janata Party	|votes=496	|percentage=4.59%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,659	|percentage=15.36%	|change=	{{increase}}4.77	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=10,800	|percentage=76.35%	|change=	{{decrease}}4.94	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 14,134	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}9.10	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Independent politician	|loser=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	|swing=	{{increase}}2.15	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 1994===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StaticialReportGOA94.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006094522/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StaticialReportGOA94.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]]	|party=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	|votes=4,516	|percentage=42.85%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Gaonkar Vasu Paik	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=3,400	|percentage=32.26%	|change={{decrease}}13.42 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Isidor Diogo Fernandes	|party=Independent politician	|votes=2,316	|percentage=21.98%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Pagi Chandrakant Putu	|party=Bahujan Samaj Party	|votes=128	|percentage=1.21%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=1,116	|percentage=10.59%	|change=	{{increase}}9.66	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=10,539	|percentage=79.97%	|change=	{{increase}}3.55	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 12,955	|ref =	|change=	{{increase}}9.84	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link	|winner=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	|loser=Indian National Congress	|swing=	{{decrease}}2.83	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Assembly Election 1989===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin|title=	[[1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election]] : Poinguinim&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20Goa%201989.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006124346/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20Goa%201989.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|	|candidate=Vasu Paik Gaonkar	|party=Indian National Congress	|votes=4,192	|percentage=45.68%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=[[Govind Raghuchandra Acharya]]	|party=Shiv Sena	|votes=4,107	|percentage=44.76%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Painguinkar Prabhakar Narayan	|party=Independent politician	|votes=196	|percentage=2.14%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Velip Babu Rama	|party=Independent politician	|votes=134	|percentage=1.46%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Jose Virgilio Countinho	|party=Independent politician	|votes=98	|percentage=1.07%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|	|candidate=Kamat Madhusudan Hari	|party=Independent politician	|votes=68	|percentage=0.74%	|change= &amp;#039;&amp;#039;New&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory	|votes=85	|percentage=0.93%	|change=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout	|votes=9,176	|percentage=75.52%	|change=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box registered electors	|reg. electors = 11,794	|ref =	|change=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box new seat win	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=	|swing=	 	}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Canacona (Goa Assembly constituency)]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Assembly constituencies of Goa}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{coords|14.97|74.09|display=title}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Goa]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:North Goa district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Goa]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1989]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1989 establishments in Goa]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Long stubs with short prose]]&lt;br /&gt;
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