Goa Elections 2017 - Updates and Results

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Goa Lok Sabha General Election 2019 Constituency Wise Results

Results will be declared on 23rd May 2019

Goa Assembly Elections 2017

After the voting ended on February 4, in Goa it is about time for political parties to speculate on the result. The state of Goa had traditionally two parties - the BJP and the Congress fighting it out but this time around the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party has made the decision making little complex.

The polling was held in Goa Assembly Polls in a single phase on February 4, 2017. Results will be declared on March 11, 2017. The term of the current legislative assembly is going to end on March 18, 2017.

The election in Goa was a peaceful one and with elaborate arrangements by the election commission there were hardly any glitches in the voting. The voter turnout was brisk and heavy polling from all parts of the state right from the morning. By the time votring ended at 5 PM 84 percent votes were cast. Due to some proceedural failure, re-polling has been ordered by the election commission in one polling booth. Interestingly, EC this time modelled some polling booths as women friendly polling booths which were decorated with pink balloons. Women voters looked impressed and liked the idea.

The congress had rather a dismal show in the previous election when it was reduced to a single digit party so this time it formed an alliance with other small parties. Goa unit chief Luizinho Faleiro and All India Congress Committee secretary Girish Chodankar have worked hard to bring voters back to the party.

According to the ground reports, Congress is often equated with corruption and the BJP’s rule is seen as ‘disappointment’. The BJP indeed faces anti-incumbency albeit a mild one. The AAP which just emerged as a force to reckon with in the last six months gradually gained momentum, especially among Catholics in the coastal areas, though it is also fighting the negativity it generated in Delhi in the last two years.

According to the AAP party’s chief ministerial candidate, Elvis Gomes has said that they have personally contacted 95 percent of the voters in its door to door campaign. Besides, unlike BJP and the Congress it does not have a history in the state to go against it. The controversial statement by Amit Shah in which he said that the Goa government would be working on instructions from Manohar Parrikar in Delhi has also not gone down well with the Goans.

Interestingly AAP support is coming from the weaker and marginalized castes — both among Hindus and Christians who feel that they have been wronged first by the congress then by the BJP.

The Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar lacks charisma and does not have any specific achievement to tell the voters while Elvis Gomes, AAP chief minister candidate is seen as deserving candidate. According to the informed sources, the AAP support is spread across the state while the congress and the BJP has pockets of support, this may harm their prospects due to overconcentration of their votes. Besides, the split in BJP’s poll partner MGP would also hurt its cause. The results would be out on March 11.

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State Legislative Assembly

Goa has a unicameral legislature, that is, a legislative assembly only, and it consists of 40 members. The Assembly has the agency to appropriate money for infrastructure development, social programs, agricultural development. The Assembly is also empowered to propose and impose taxes.

Goa celebrates 'Legislator's Day' on 9th January every year. In 1987, Goa was declared as a state of India and then the number of Assembly seats was increased to 40. The Assembly convenes at the Goa State Legislative Complex, which is located in Porvorim, Bardez. The construction of this building was started on January 22, 1994. It was inaugurated by Atal Behari Vajpayee after its completion on 5 March, 2000.

Major Political Parties in Goa

The national parties in Goa are Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, All India Trinamool Congress. Among the regional ones are Maharashtrawadi Gomantak, United Goans Democratic Party, Goa Vikas Party and Go Su-raj Party. After getting landslide victory in Delhi Assembly elections in 2015, the recently-formed Aam Aadmi Party has also set its goal to make inroads in Goa.

Bharatiya Janata Party

In Goa, BJP is running the ruling government, whose chief minister is Laxmikant Parsekar. Manohar Parrikar who was the previous CM was included in the Union Cabinet due to which he had to resign as Goa CM. Parrikar is known as being close to the Prime Ministerial candidate of the party, Narendra Modi. In fact, this is the 3rd stint of Parrikar as Chief Minister of Goa. The state president of Goa BJP is Vinay Dinu Tendulkar. The party’s two wings that are very active in organizational matters are Mahila Morcha and Yuva Morcha. During 2009 General Election, the BJP won 1 seat in Goa and bagged 252,694 (44.78%) votes.

Indian National Congress.

The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress. Its President is former MP John Fernandes. He is perceived in his party circle as the leading voice against the proposed Mopa Airport. The committee has also named four officials who are authorised to speak with the media, and they are Atanasio Monteiro, Jitendra Deshprabhu, Manohar Azgaonkar, and Pramod Salgaocar. The Convenor of the GPCC’s media and publicity cell is Milan Burman, who will work under the direct chairmanship of John Fernandes. The INC has already started the process of nominating candidates for the upcoming 2014 Lok Sabha election. The final list of the candidates is expected to be discussed and announced by the end of February 2014. During the 2009 General Election, the INC won 1 seat in Goa and bagged 127,494 (22.6%) votes.

The state of Goa has two seats in the Lok Sabha and one in the Rajya Sabha. The state has a unicameral legislature and the Legislative Assemby comprises of 40 members headed by the Chief Minister. Goa does not have its own judiciary. The state comes under the Bombay High Court. A bench of the High Court is present in Panaji, the capital of Goa.

Goa Assembly Elections 2012 Summary

The last Legislative Assembly Election in Goa was held on 3 March, 2012. The result was declared on 6 March 2012. The Indian National Congress, led by Digambar Kamat, was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak alliance. In the 40 seat assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party won 21 and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 3 seats. MLA Frances D'Souza, a Roman Catholic from Bharatiya Janata Party won with the biggest margin of victory. Manohar Parrikar, the former Chief Minister, was sworn-in again as the new Chief Minister of the state. Following the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he moved to the union cabinet and Laxmikant Parsekar took over as the next chief minister.

Goa Elections History

• In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 1 seat and the BJP won 1 seat.
• In the 2004 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 1 seat and the BJP won 1 seat.
• In the 1999 Lok Sabha election, the BJP won 2 seats.
• In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 2 seats.
• In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 1 seat and the United Goans Democratic Party won 1 seat.
• In the 1991 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 2 seats.
• In the 1989 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 1 seat and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 1 seat.
• In the 1984 Lok Sabha election, the INC won 2 seats.
• In the 1980 Lok Sabha election (including Goa and Daman & Diu), the INC(U) won 1 seat and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 1 seat.
• In the 1977 Lok Sabha election (including Goa and Daman & Diu), the INC won 1 seat and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won 1 seat.
• In the 1971 Lok Sabha election (including Goa and Daman & Diu), the INC won 1 seat and the United Goans - Seqveria Group won 1 seat.
• In the 1967 Lok Sabha election (including Goa and Daman & Diu), independents won 1 seat and the United Goans - Seqveria Group won 1 seat.

Issues of the state

One of the issues that has come to the fore in the recent years is the cultural identity of Goa. The population level has gone higher as people from other states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are migrating to the state. Another issue of major concern for the people of the state is the drug trade. The large number of casinos attract lots of illegal drug traders. There have also been talks of addressing the problem of dual nationality faced by Goan people. These are some of the big challenges that will have to be tackled by the party that comes to power in Goa in 2017.

Goa Demographics

According to 2011 census, the population size of the state is 1,458,545, out of which 739,140 are male and 719,405 are female. The rural and urban population stands at 5,51,731 and 9,06,814. The literacy rate in the state is 87%. The sex ratio is 973. As far as religion is concerned, 66.08% are Hindus, 26.10% Christians, 8.03% Muslims, 0.10% Sikhs, 0.07% Buddhists and 0.07% Jains. Scheduled tribes are very few in Goa; they comprise 0.04% of the total population. About 61% of the population speaks Konkani. Other languages spoken in the state are Marathi (19%), Kannada (7%), Hindi (5%) and Urdu (4%).

Cabinet Ministers of Goa

Rajya Sabha Members from Goa

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Goa