1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

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1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election
← 1963 21 February 1967 1972 →
All 30 assembly constituencies
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered418,404
Turnout68.25%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Dayanand Bandodkar (cropped).jpg
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Leader Dayanand Bandodkar Jack Sequeira
Party Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party United Goans Party
Leader's seat Marcaim St. Cruz
Seats before 14 12
Seats won 16 12
Seat change Increase2 0
Percentage 40.42% 37.98%
CM before election

Dayanand Bandodkar
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

Elected CM

Dayanand Bandodkar
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

Elections were held in February 1967, in the Indian Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, to elect 30 members to the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly.[1]

Results[edit | edit source]

e • d 
Political Party
 Seats contested
 Seats won
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 26 16 111,110 40.42%
United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) 30 12 104,426 37.98%
Independents 156 2 48,471 17.63%
Total[2] 226 30 274,92

Results by constituency[edit | edit source]

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[3]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Pernem 64.22% K. B. Laxman Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 4,499 60.15% B. Desprabhu Independent 2,181 29.16% 2,318
2 Mandrem 64.52% Anthony de Souza (politician)Anthony D'Souza Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 6,907 71.65% K. M. Vinayak United Goans Party 1,540 15.98% 5,367
3 Siolim 73.36% Punaji Achrekar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 5,175 50.35% D. Zeferino United Goans Party 4,556 44.32% 619
4 Calangute 74.17% S. Valente United Goans Party 6,329 54.29% M. R. Dharma Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 4,633 39.74% 1,696
5 Aldona 73.49% Lobo Sequeira Orlando United Goans Party 6,084 57.79% M. N. Pandharinath Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 3,969 37.7% 2,115
6 Mapusa 72.2% Gopal Mayekar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 5,476 52.57% K. T. Mangesh United Goans Party 4,040 38.79% 1,436
7 Tivim 63.89% Jaisingrao Rane Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 4,761 61.26% N. Narayananant United Goans Party 1,794 23.08% 2,967
8 Bicholim 70.39% C. D. Keshav Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 5,565 66.96% S. S. Sakharam Independent 1,149 13.83% 4,416
9 Pale 66.02% A. K. S. Usgaonkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 5,671 65.09% S. U. P. Krishna Independent 1,961 22.51% 3,710
10 Sattari 57.7% Gopal Kamat Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 2,962 40.04% D. B. Hirojirao Independent 1,068 14.44% 1,894
11 Panaji 66.97% Y. S. Desai United Goans Party 3,846 42.56% T. M. Upendra Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 3,776 41.78% 70
12 St. Cruz 77.33% Jack de Sequeira United Goans Party 7,087 59.94% J. L. C. Araujo United Goans Party 4,045 34.21% 3,042
13 St. Andre 71.75% Teotonio Pereira United Goans Party 5,656 57.47% Melo Agosttinho Santana Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 3,466 35.22% 2,190
14 Cumbarjua 67.27% B. P. Shrinivas Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 5,296 54.67% J. T. Timotio United Goans Party 3,355 34.63% 1,941
15 Marcaim 71.14% B. D. Balkrishna Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 7,800 92.4% K. T. Pundlik United Goans Party 423 5.01% 7,377
16 Ponda 68.49% Shashikala Kakodkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 7,144 76.66% K. S. Dattatray United Goans Party 1,567 16.82% 5,577
17 Siroda 59.26% Vittal Karmali Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 4,571 53.% J. F. S. Fernandes United Goans Party 1,294 15.% 3,277
18 Sanguem 62.57% M. V. Datta Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 4,646 58.85% S. H. A. Lathif United Goans Party 2,785 35.28% 1,861
19 Canacona 66.15% N. G. M. Balkrishna Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 5,126 58.95% M. R. Desai United Goans Party 2,141 24.62% 2,985
20 Quepem 66.% Shaba Desai Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 2,955 44.39% D. S. Yeshvant United Goans Party 1,734 26.05% 1,221
21 Curchorem 65.09% Abdul Razak United Goans Party 3,657 42.84% N. X. G. Desai Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 3,519 41.23% 138
22 Cuncolim 62.01% Roque Santana Fernandes United Goans Party 3,774 43.62% K. M. Jaiwant Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 1,720 19.88% 2,054
23 Benaulim 62.54% M. E. Jose United Goans Party 6,528 74.53% C. F. Clodomiro Independent 1,008 11.51% 5,520
24 Navelim 62.1% Leo Velho Mauricio United Goans Party 6,546 59.5% D. P. Santano Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 2,831 25.73% 3,715
25 Margao 64.26% N. A. Narcinva United Goans Party 4,905 57.89% S. V. Purshotam Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 2,832 33.42% 2,073
26 Curtorim 59.81% Barretto Roque Joaquim United Goans Party 8,778 86.39% C. A. M. Jose Independent 556 5.47% 8,222
27 Cortalim 65.1% L. P. Barbosa United Goans Party 6,977 77.03% L. C. Carvalho Independent 1,662 18.35% 5,315
28 Mormugao 54.29% Gajanan Patil Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 5,570 46.11% M. R. Manuel United Goans Party 3,932 32.55% 1,638
29 Daman 60.62% M. M. Bhathala Independent 2,775 29.48% B. O. Pandya United Goans Party 2,544 27.02% 231
30 Diu 66.33% F. N. Srinivassa Independent 1,552 23.6% A. R. Hadmat Independent 1,501 22.83% 51

By Elections[edit | edit source]

No. Constituency Winner Party
1 Shiroda Krishnanath Baburao Naik Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
2 Pernem Bhalchandra Kinlekar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa Daman and Diu" (PDF).
  2. ↑ The total includes votes and contestants of all parties, even those who failed to win one seat
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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