Vasco Da Gama (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Vasco Da Gama Assembly constituency is one of the 40 (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Goa state in South India. This constituency came into existence in 1989. It is also the most populated constituency of Goa.
Overview
Vasco Da Gama (constituency number 25) is one of the 20 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in South Goa district. This constituency covers the Mormugao (MCL) - Ward Nos. 9 to 17 of Mormugao Saza in Mormugao Taluka. Vasco Da Gama is part of South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency) along with eight other Vidhan Sabha segments covers the entire South Goa district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Simon Peter D'Souza | Indian National Congress | |
1994 | Menezes Wilfred Mesquita | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | |
1999 | Jose Philip D'Souza | United Goans Party | |
2002 | Rajendra Arlekar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2007 | Jose Philip D'Souza | Nationalist Congress Party | |
2012 | Carlos Almeida | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2017 | |||
2022 | Krishna Salkar |
Election results
2022 result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Krishna Salkar | 13,118 | 51.43 | +17.90 | |
INC | Carlos Almeida | 9,461 | 37.09 | +26.70 | |
AITC | Saifulla Khan | 860 | 3.37 | +0.87 | |
RGP | Andre Viegas | 851 | 3.34 | ||
AAP | Sunil Loran | 784 | 3.07 | -0.48 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 244 | 0.96 | -0.04 | |
SHS | Maruti Shirgaokar | 71 | 0.28 | -11.41 | |
Majority | 3,657 | 14.34 | |||
Turnout | 25,506 | 70.54 | -2.20 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
2017 Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Carlos Almeida | 8,765 | 33.53 | -19.19 | |
Independent | Krishna Salkar | 7,414 | 28.36 | ||
NCP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 4,202 | 11.69 | -20.39 | |
INC | Saifulla Khan | 3,737 | 10.39 | ||
AAP | Lorretta D’Souza Shreedharan | 928 | 3.55 | ||
MGP | Manesh Chandrakant Arolkar | 654 | 2.50 | ||
Independent | Gandhi Henriques | 77 | 0.29 | ||
NGRF | Chandrashekher Vast | 59 | 0.22 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 263 | 1.00 | ||
Majority | 1,351 | 5.17 | |||
Turnout | 26,140 | 72.74 | |||
Registered electors | 35,938 | ||||
BJP hold | Swing |
2012 Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Carlos Almeida | 11,468 | 52.72 | +16.75 | |
NCP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 6,978 | 32.08 | ||
Independent | Giovanni Vaz | 1,394 | 6.41 | ||
Goa Vikas Party | Iqbal Shaikh | 600 | 2.76 | ||
UGDP | Adam Jumma | 489 | 2.25 | ||
AITC | Aminuddin Mulla | 328 | 1.51 | ||
Independent | Stanley Almeida | 143 | 0.66 | ||
AIMF | Hamza Issak Khan | 106 | 0.49 | ||
JD(U) | Gluck D'Souza | 104 | 0.48 | ||
Independent | Prashant Vastha | 77 | 0.35 | ||
SHS | Jagdish Durbhatkar | 64 | 0.29 | ||
Majority | 4,490 | 20.64 | |||
Turnout | 21,765 | 76.61 | |||
Registered electors | 28,411 | ||||
BJP gain from NCP | Swing |
See also
- Vasco Da Gama
- South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)
- List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly
- South Goa district