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| Bicholim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| District | North Goa |
| State | Goa |
| Electorate | 25,958[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | North Goa |
| Current constituency | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Rajesh Patnekar |
| Reservation | None |
| Last election | 2017 |
Bicholim is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Goa state in India.[1] Bicholim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency.
It is part of North Goa district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- 1963: Kusumakar Kaskade, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
- 1967: Chopdenkar Dattaram Keshav, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
- 1972: Shashikala Kakodkar, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
- 1977: Shashikala Kakodkar, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
- 1980: Harish Zantye, Independent
- 1984: Harish Zantye, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Pandurang Raut, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
- 1994: Pandurang Bhatale, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Pandurang Raut, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
- 2002: Rajesh Patnekar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2007: Rajesh Patnekar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2012: Naresh Sawal, Independent
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rajesh Patnekar[1] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
2017 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Patnekar | 10,654 | 45.71 | +19.94 | |
| MGP | Naresh Sawal | 9,988 | 42.31 | N/A | |
| INC | Manohar Shirodkar | 1,761 | 7.45 | −23.66 | |
| AAP | Sainath Patekar | 358 | 1.51 | N/A | |
| Goa Praja Party | Pandurang Raut | 324 | 1.37 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 221 | 0.93 | N/A | |
| Majority | 666 | 3.40 | −5.17 | ||
| Turnout | 23,352 | 89.96 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2012 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Naresh Sawal | 8,331 | 39.68 | ||
| INC | Rajesh Patnekar | 6,532 | 31.11 | ||
| BJP | Manohar Shirodkar | 5,411 | 25.77 | ||
| AITC | Pandurang Raut | 720 | 3.43 | ||
| Majority | 1,799 | 8.57 | |||
| Turnout | 21,037 | 88.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,894 | ||||
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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