Assembly elections are going to be held in Goa in single phase on February 4, 2017. The Goa legislative assembly comprises 40 members. The BJP and Congress are the main contenders in the state besides regional parties such as MGP and GVP. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also emerged as an important third contender in the state. The Shiv Sena and Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) formalised their alliance to contest the Goa assembly elections together. According to the seat sharing deal between Shiv Sena and GSM, the Shiv Sena will contest three seats in North Goa and two seats in South Goa.
BJP Candidates for Goa Assembly Elections 2022
The BJP has named its candidates for 36 out of the 40 assembly segments of Goa for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. The party named 29 candidates in its first list and seven candidates in its second list. Incumbent chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar and deputy chief minister Francis D'Souza are among the 19 incumbent MLAs of the party figuring in the first list. Eight Cabinet Ministers from the outgoing BJP government have also been renominated. Ramrao Wagh, a professor in Goa University, is going to contest from North Goa's St. Andre, the seat held by his ailing elder brother and Deputy Speaker Vishnu Wagh.
Some of the candidates named in the second list are Vishwajit K. Rane (Poriem), Satyavijay S. Naik (Valpoi). The party has dropped two sitting MLAs Anant Shet and Ramesh Bombo Tawadkar from Mayem and Canacona respectively, replacing them with Pravin Zantye and Vijay A Pai Khot. The BJP has decided not to project Laxmikant Parsekar as its chief ministerial candidate. The last date for filing nomination is January 18. Polling in Goa is scheduled to be held on February 4.
AC No. | AC Name | Candidates Name |
1 | Mandrem | Laxmikant Parsekar |
2 | Pernem | Rajendra Arlekar |
3 | Bicholim | Rajesh Patnekar |
4 | Tivim | Kiran Mohan Kandolkar |
5 | Mapusa | Francisco C. J. A. De Pinto E Souza |
6 | Siolim | Dayanand Rayu Mandrekar |
7 | Saligao | Dilip Parulekar |
8 | Calangute | Michael Vincent Lobo |
9 | Porvorim | Guruprasad R. Pawaskar |
10 | Aldona | Glenn Souza Ticlo |
11 | Panaji | Sidharth Sripad Kuncalienker |
12 | Taleigao | Dattaprasad Naik |
13 | St. Cruz | Hemant Dinanath Golatkar |
14 | St. Andre | Ramrao Surya Naik Wagh |
15 | Cumbarjua | Pandurang Madkaikar |
16 | Maem | Pravin Zantye |
17 | Sanquelim | Dr. Pramod Pandurang Sawant |
18 | Poriem | Vishwajit Krishnarao Rane |
19 | Valpoi | Satyavijay Subrai Naik |
21 | Ponda | Sunil Desai |
22 | Siroda | Mahadev Narayan Naik |
23 | Marcaim | Pradeep Pundalik Shet |
24 | Mormugao | Milind Sagun Naik |
25 | Vasco-da-gama | Jose Luis Carlos Almeida |
26 | Dabolim | Mauvin Heliodoro Godinho |
27 | Cortalim | Alina Saldanha |
29 | Curtorim | Arthur D'Silva |
30 | Fatorda | Damu G. Naik |
31 | Margao | Sharmad Raiturkar |
34 | Cuncolim | Subhash Alias Rajan K. Naik |
35 | Velim | Vinay Tari |
36 | Quepem | Prakash Shankar Velip |
37 | Curchorem | Nilesh Cabral |
38 | Sanvordem | Ganesh Chandru Gaonkar |
39 | Sanguem | Subhash Phal Dessai |
40 | Canacona | Vijay Pai Khot |
AAP Candidates list for Goa Assembly Elections 2022
AAP has declared a total of 36 candidates for the Goa Assembly Elections out of 40 Assembly constituencies.
The Aam Aadmi Party has named former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Goa Assembly elections early in 2017. The announcement was made by Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a rally at Cuncolim in South Goa.
AC No. | AC Name | Candidates Name |
1 | Mandrem | Devendra Krishnaji Prabhu Parsekar Desai |
2 | Pernem | Shivanand Krishna Pilarnkar |
3 | Bicholim | Sainath Patekar |
4 | Tivim | Pradeep Amonkar Ghadi |
5 | Mapusa | Shraddha Khalap |
6 | Siolim | Vishnu Mhaddu Naik |
7 | Saligao | Dattatraya Vittal Padgaonkar |
8 | Calangute | Godwin Fernandes |
9 | Porvorim | Rajesh Valvaikar |
10 | Aldona | Rosy Ursula D'Souza |
11 | Panaji | Valmiki Naik |
12 | Taleigao | Cecille Rodrigues |
13 | St. Cruz | Jose Vincent Gomes |
14 | St. Andre | Rama Gurudas Kankonkar |
15 | Cumbarjua | Prakash Dattaram Naik |
16 | Maem | Ajeetsingh Vamanrao Rane |
17 | Sanquelim | Milind Gauns |
18 | Poriem | Sitaram Anant Gawas |
19 | Valpoi | Ashish V. Kanekar |
20 | Priol | Dr. Dattaram B. Dessai |
21 | Ponda | Mulla Mansur Muzawar |
22 | Siroda | Molu Anand Velip |
23 | Marcaim | Surel Datta Tilve |
24 | Mormugao | Giovanni Karl Vaz |
25 | Vasco-da-gama | Loretta Shreedharan |
26 | Dabolim | Vasant (Gopi) Naik |
27 | Cortalim | Olencio Simoes |
28 | Nuvem | Mariano Godinho |
29 | Curtorim | Edwin Domnic Vaz |
30 | Fatorda | Ranjit Cotta Carvalho |
31 | Margao | Santosh Raiturkar |
32 | Benaulim | Royla Clarina Fernandes |
33 | Navelim | Siddharth Karapurkar |
34 | Cuncolim | Elvis Gomes |
35 | Velim | Cruz Silva |
36 | Quepem | Joao Fernandes |
37 | Curchorem | James Fernandes |
39 | Sanguem | Ravindra Arjun Velip |
40 | Canacona | Sandesh Telekar |
Congress List of Candidates for Goa Assembly Elections 2022
AC No. | AC No. | Candidates Name |
1 | Mandrem | Dayanand Raghunath Sopte |
2 | Pernem | Vikesh Ramesh Assotikar |
3 | Bicholim | Manohar Pandurang Shirodkar |
4 | Tivim | Nilkanth Ramnath Halarnkar |
5 | Mapusa | Vijay Laxman Bhike |
7 | Saligao | Agnelo Nicholas Fernandes |
8 | Calangute | Joseph Robert Sequeira |
10 | Aldona | Amarnath Panjikar |
12 | Taleigao | Jennifer Monserrate |
13 | St. Cruz | Antonio Caetano Fernandes |
14 | St. Andre | Francisco Silveira |
15 | Cumbarjua | Xavier Fialho |
16 | Maem | Santosh Kumar Sawant |
17 | Sanquelim | Dharmesh Saglani |
18 | Poriem | Pratapsingh R Rane |
19 | Valpoi | Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane |
20 | Priol | Ramkrishna B. Jalmi |
21 | Ponda | Ravi Sitaram Naik |
22 | Siroda | Subhash Ankush Shirodkar |
23 | Marcaim | Urmila Alias Vindiksha Vinod Naik |
24 | Mormugao | Sankalp Amonkar |
25 | Vasco-da-gama | Saifula Khan |
26 | Dabolim | Francisco Jose Nunes |
27 | Cortalim | Gilbert Mariano Rodrigues |
28 | Nuvem | Wilfred D'Sa |
29 | Curtorim | Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco |
30 | Fatorda | Jose D'Silva |
31 | Margao | Digambar Vasant Kamat |
32 | Benaulim | Edwino Barreto |
33 | Navelim | Luizinho Faleiro |
34 | Cuncolim | Clafasio Dias |
35 | Velim | Filipe Nery Rodrigues |
36 | Quepem | Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar |
37 | Curchorem | Rosario Mariano Fernandes |
38 | Sanvordem | Shankar Kirlapalkar |
39 | Sanguem | Savitri Kavlekar |
40 | Canacona | Isidore Aleixinho Fernandes |
Shiv Sena (SS) Candidates list for Goa Assembly Elections 2017
The Shiv Sena in Goa has announced names of three of its candidates for the coming Goa assembly elections. The Shiv Sena has also been reportedly in talks with Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) with regard to forging an alliance. The candidates who have been named so far are Michael Carrasco for Mapusa, Tulshidas Chodankar for Mayem and Nilesh Joshi for Curtorim besides Sudeep Tamankar for Siolim. Tamankar, whi is the Shiv Sena's chief in Goa said that the party had decided to announce the candidates' name in order to give them sufficient time for campaigning.
AC No. | AC Name | Candidate's Name |
5 | Saligao | Rajesh Dabholkar |
24 | Mormugao | Sanjay Naik |
29 | Curtorim | Nilesh Joshi |
NCP Candidates list for Goa Assembly Elections 2022
AC No. | AC Name | Candidates Name |
1 | Mandrem | Rajendra M. Satelkar |
2 | Pernem | Santosh Shankar Mandrekar |
4 | Tivim | Douglas Lawrence Sequeira |
5 | Mapusa | Sanjay Vithu Barde |
6 | Siolim | Abhijit Dhargalkar |
10 | Aldona | Osbert D'Cunha |
11 | Panaji | Dominic Savio A. E. Fernandes |
13 | St. Cruz | Shakeel Jamal Shaikh |
14 | St. Andre | Dattaram Naguesh Chari |
16 | Maem | Subhash Narsinha Kinalkar |
17 | Sanquelim | Pratap Prabhakar Gauns |
25 | Vasco-da-gama | Jose Filipe De Sousa |
26 | Dabolim | Kritesh Naik Gaunkar |
28 | Nuvem | Vincent Rodrigues |
32 | Benaulim | Churchill Alemao |
35 | Velim | Socorro Frederick Borges |
39 | Sanguem | Rakhi Naik |
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) Candidates list for Goa Assembly Elections 2017
AC No. | AC Name | Candidates Name |
1 | Mandrem | Shridhar Ladu Manjrekar |
2 | Pernem | Ajgaonkar Manohar Trimbak |
3 | Bicholim | Naresh Sawal |
5 | Mapusa | Vinod Fadke |
9 | Porvorim | Rajesh Vishnu Sinai Amonkar Alias Rajesh Amonkar |
10 | Aldona | Mahesh Vithu Satelkar |
13 | St. Cruz | Prakash Gopi Naik |
14 | St. Andre | Jagdish Umakant Bhobe |
18 | Poriem | Suhas Gajanan Naik |
19 | Valpoi | Vijay Atmaram Gaonkar |
20 | Priol | Pandurang Alias Deepak Madhav Dhavalikar |
21 | Ponda | Lavoo Mamledar |
22 | Siroda | Abhay Ramchandra Prabhu |
23 | Marcaim | Ramkrishna Alias Sudin Dhavalikar |
25 | Vasco-da-gama | Manesh Chandrakant Arolkar |
26 | Dabolim | Premanand Nanoskar |
27 | Cortalim | Suman Sharma |
29 | Curtorim | Conceicao Dias |
30 | Fatorda | D. S. Naik (Dilip) |
31 | Margao | Jayesh Raghunath Naik |
33 | Navelim | Satyaviajay Naik |
36 | Quepem | Sudesh Gaude |
38 | Sanvordem | Deepak Prabhu Pauskar |
39 | Sanguem | Vasudev Gaonkar |
40 | Canacona | Gourish Bandekar |
Last Updated on August 14, 2021