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| Velim | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| District | South Goa |
| State | Goa |
| Electorate | 31,178[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | South Goa |
| Current constituency | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| MLA | Filipe Nery Rodrigues |
| Reservation | None |
| Last election | 2017 |
Velim Vidhan Sabha Constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Velim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
- 1989: Farrel Furtado, Indian National Congress
- 1994: Manuel Gregorio Fernandes, Independent
- 1999: Filipe Nery Rodrigues, Indian National Congress
- 2002: Filipe Nery Rodrigues, Independent
- 2007: Filipe Nery Rodrigues, Indian National Congress
- 2012: Benjamin Silva, Independent
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Filipe Nery Rodrigues[1] | Indian National Congress | ||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2017 result[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Filipe Nery Rodrigues | 10,417 | 44.27 | ||
| Independent | Benjamin Silva | 5,164 | 21.94 | ||
| AAP | Cruz Silva | 3,423 | 14.54 | ||
| BJP | Vinay Tari | 1,765 | 7.50 | ||
| GFP | Anthony Rodrigues | 1,460 | 6.20 | ||
| Independent | Edrich Correia | 335 | 1.42 | ||
| Independent | Jose Fernandes | 236 | 1.00 | ||
| GSP | Dominic John Noronha | 138 | 0.58 | ||
| NCP | Frederick Borges | 108 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Wilson Mazarello | 98 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Constancio Fernandes | 79 | 0.33 | ||
| API | Clifton D'Souza | 44 | 0.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 260 | 1.10 | ||
| Majority | 5,253 | 22.33 | |||
| Turnout | 23,527 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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