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Latest revision as of 21:31, 6 December 2021

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.

Electoral system[edit]

National level[edit]

Lok Sabha[edit]

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. Constituency 1999 elections 2004 elections 2009 elections 2014 elections[1] 2019 elections
MP Party MP Party MP Party MP Party MP Party
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[edit]

State level[edit]

Legislative Assembly[edit]

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
Parties Seats won
1989 1994 1999 2002 2007 2012 2017
Indian National Congress (INC) 20 18 21 16 16 9 17
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 4 10 17 14 21 13
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG) 18 12 4 2 2 3 3
Goa Forward Party (GFP)  –  –  –  –  –  – 3
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)  –  –  – 1 3 0 1
Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM)  –  –  –  –  –  – 0
United Goans Party (UGP) 0
Goa Vikas Party (GVP) 2 0
United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) 3 2 3 1 0 0
Goa Rajiv Congress Party (GRCP) 2  –  –  –  –
Save Goa Front (SGF) 0 0 2 0 0
Independents (IND) 2 3 1 1 2 5 3
Total 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

Political parties[edit]

References[edit]

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