2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election
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Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Goa in month of February 2022 to elect 40 members of the Goa Legislative Assembly.
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Background
The tenure of Goa Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be end on 15 March 2022.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in February 2017. After the election, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Manohar Parrikar becoming Chief Minister.
Schedule
The schedule will be announced by the Election Commission on 8th January 2022.
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | TBD |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD |
| Date of Poll | TBD |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 10 March 2022 |
Campaign
AITC
While campaigning for the election, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) announced a proposed scheme where ₹ 5000 will be transferred to a woman in every family of the state. AITC campaign leader Mahua Moitra claimed that 6-8% of total state budget is possible, putting cash in hand and liquidity in system is needed in the depressed situation after Covid-19 pandemic.[2]All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Goa Unit launched Yuva Sakti Card on 2nd January 2022. Yuva Shakti Card is a collateral free pre-approved credit card with a limit of Rs. 20 lakh at 4% interest rate to Goan youth in the age group of 18-45 years. This card will allow Goans to take need-based credit for higher education, skill development and starting businesses.[citation needed]
AAP
Arvind Kejriwal said that he will ensure jobs for unemployed youths of Goa.[3]
INC
INC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promised 30 percent reservation in jobs for women if her party is voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls in Goa.[4]
Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Pramod Sawant | 
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TBD | TBD | TBD |
United Progressive Alliance
| No. | Party[5] | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress | 
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Digambar Kamat | 
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TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2. | Goa Forward Party | 
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Vijai Sardesai | File:Vijai Sardesai.jpg | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3. | Independent | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Aam Aadmi Party
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aam Aadmi Party | .svg){kind=logo}
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Rahul Mhambre | 
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TBD | TBD | TBD |
All India Trinamool Congress+
| No. | Party[6] | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All India Trinamool Congress | .svg){kind=small}
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Mahua Moitra | File:Mahua Moitra.jpg | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2. | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 
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Sudin Dhavalikar | File:Sudin-dhavalikar.jpg | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Nationalist Congress Party
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nationalist Congress Party | 
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Jose Philip D'Souza | File:Jose philip.jpg | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Others
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Communist Party of India | 
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R. D. Mangueshkar |
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TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3. | Shiv Sena |  |
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Jitesh Kamat |
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22[7] | TBD | TBD |
Candidates
| Constituency | NDA | UPA | AAP | AITC+ | NCP | ||||||||||||||
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| # | Name | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidat | ||||||||
| North Goa District | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mandrem | BJP | GFP | Deepak Kalangutkar | AAP | MGP | Jit Arolkar | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Pernem | BJP | INC | AAP | MGP | Ranjan Korgaonkar | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Bicholim | BJP | INC | AAP | MGP | Naresh Sawal | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Tivim | BJP | INC | AAP | AITC | Kavita Kandolkar | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Mapusa | BJP | INC | Sudhir Kanolkar | AAP | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Siolim | BJP | GFP | AAP | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Saligao | BJP | GFP | AAP | AITC | Yatish Naik | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Calangute | BJP | INC | AAP | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Porvorim | BJP | INC | AAP | AITC | Sandeep Vazarkar | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Aldona | BJP | INC | AAP | AITC | Kiran Kandolkar | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Panaji | BJP | INC | AAP | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Taleigao | BJP | INC | Tony Rodrigues | AAP | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | St. Cruz | BJP | INC | AAP | Amit Palekar | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | St. Andre | BJP | GFP | Jagdish Bhobe | AAP | AITC | Ajit Bakal | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Cumbarjua | BJP | INC | AAP | AITC | Samil Volvaiker | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Maem | BJP | GFP | Santosh Sawant | AAP | MGP | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Sanquelim | BJP | Pramod Sawant | INC | AAP | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Poriem | BJP | Vishwajit Rane | INC | AAP | Vishwajit K Rane | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Valpoi | BJP | INC | AAP | Satyavijay Naik | ||||||||||||||
| South Goa District | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Priol | BJP | INC | AAP | MGP | Deepak Dhavalikar | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Ponda | BJP | Ravi Naik | INC | Rajesh Verenkar | AAP | MGP | Ketan Bhatikar | |||||||||||
| 22 | Siroda | BJP | INC | AAP | Mahadev Naik | MGP | Sanket Mule | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Marcaim | BJP | INC | AAP | MGP | Sudin Dhavalikar | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Mormugao | BJP | INC | Sankalp Amonkar | AAP | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | Vasco da Gama | BJP | INC | AAP | AITC | Saifulla Khan | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Dabolim | BJP | INC | AAP | Premanand Nanoskar(Babu) | NCP | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Cortalim | BJP | INC | AAP | Alina Saldanha | AITC | Gilberto Mariano Rodrigues | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Nuvem | BJP | INC | AAP | AITC | Jose.R.Cabral | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Curtorim | BJP | INC | AAP | Dominic Gaonkar | AITC | Aleixo Lourenco | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Fatorda | BJP | GFP | Vijai Sardesai | AAP | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | Margao | BJP | INC | Digambar Kamat | AAP | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | Benaulim | BJP | INC | AAP | Venzy Viegas | AITC | Churchill Alemao | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Navelim | BJP | INC | AAP | Pratima Coutinho | AITC | Valanka Alemao | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Cuncolim | BJP | INC | Yuri Alemao | AAP | AITC | Jorson Fernandes | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Velim | BJP | INC | AAP | Cruz Silva | AITC | Antonio Clovis Da Costa | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Quepem | BJP | INC | Altone D'Costa | AAP | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | Curchorem | BJP | INC | AAP | MGP | Anand Prabhu Dessai | |||||||||||||
| 38 | Sanvordem | BJP | INC | AAP | MGP | Balaji Gauns | |||||||||||||
| 39 | Sanguem | BJP | INC | AAP | Abhijit Desai | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | Canacona | BJP | GFP | AAP | |||||||||||||||
Election
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Predictions
Opinion polls
| Active Parties |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Indian National Congress |
| Aam Aadmi Party |
| Others |
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Lead | |||
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| NDA | UPA | AAP | Others | |||
| 2 January 2022 | Navbharat Times[8] | 18-22 | 4-6 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 0-1 |
| 31.98% | 16.47% | 26.87% | 24.68% | 5.11% | ||
| 21 December 2021 | Polstrat-NewsX[9] | 20-22 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 8-9 | 0-1 |
| 32.8% | 18.8% | 22.1% | 26.3% | 10.7% | ||
| 11 December 2021 | ABP News C-Voter[10] | 17-21 | 4-8 | 5-9 | 6-10 | 0 |
| 30.0% | 19.7% | 24.4% | 25.9% | 5.6% | ||
| 12 November 2021 | ABP News C-voter[11] | 19-23 | 2-6 | 3-7 | 8-12 | 0-2 |
| 35.7% | 18.6% | 23.6% | 22.1% | 12.1% | ||
| 8 October 2021 | ABP News C-voter[12] | 24-28 | 1-5 | 3-7 | 4-8 | 3-7 |
| 37.5% | 18.3% | 22.8% | 21.4% | 14.7% | ||
| 3 Sept 2021 | ABP News C-voter[13] | 22-26 | 3-7 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 1-5 |
| 39.4% | 15.4% | 22.2% | 23% | 17.2% |
References
- ↑ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ "Chidambaram rips through TMC's Goa promise of Rs 5,000 to women". India Today. 12 December 2021.
- ↑ "In Goa, Kejriwal promises allowance for unemployed, 80% quota in jobs for locals". The Indian Express. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ↑ "Goa Assembly elections: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promises 30 per cent reservation in jobs for women". ANI News. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ "Goa Forward Party, Former Key BJP Ally, To Join Congress In State Polls". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ↑ "TMC, MGP to contest Goa polls in alliance". The Indian Express. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "Shiv Sena to contest 22 seats in next year's Goa Assembly polls: Sanjay Raut". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Goa Opinion Poll: जानिए गोवा में आज चुनाव हुए तो किसके हाथ में होगी सत्ता की चाबी, किसकी बनेगी सरकार?". www.timesnowhindi.com (in हिन्दी). 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ "Polstrat-NewsX Pre-Poll Survey Results from Punjab & Goa".
- ↑ "ABP-CVoter Third Opinion Poll Predicts BJP Win in 4 States, Hung Assembly Likely In Punjab". news.abplive.com. 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ABP News-CVoter Survey: Goa Could Re-Elect BJP With Majority, Manipur To See Close Battle". news.abplive.com. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Bureau, ABP News (2021-10-08). "CVoter Survey: BJP Likely To Win Goa & Manipur For Second Consecutive Term In 2022 Elections". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ Bureau, ABP News (2021-09-03). "ABP News Cvoter Survey: BJP Likely To Reign For Second Consecutive Term In Goa & Manipur". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.