Vasco Da Gama Assembly 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
| 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 | |
| SS | Maruti Shirgaokar | 71 | 0.28 | −11.41 | |
| Majority | 3,657 | 14.34 | |||
| Turnout | 25,506 | 70.54 | −2.20 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| 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
| 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 | ||
| SS | 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
References
- ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Vasco Da Gama (Goa) Election Results 2017, Winner, Runner-up and MLA Candidates". Elections in India.
- ^ "Vidhan Sabha of Goa". Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ ceogoa
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
- ^ "Vasco Da Gama Assembly constituency Map, Vasco Da Gama Election 2017 Results". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Goa Assembly Election 2022 AAP Releases 6th List Of Candidates Fields Ritesh Chodankar From Porvorim". www.india.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Goa elections result 2017: Full list of constituencies and their winners". The Indian Express. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links
- "Record of all Goa Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.