2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election

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Goa legislative assembly election,2007
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All 40 seats in the Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70% (Increase1.25%)
  Majority party Minority party
  Digambar Kamat.jpg The official photograph of the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar.jpg
Leader Digambar Kamat Manohar Parrikar
Party INC BJP
Leader's seat Margao Panaji
Seats won 16 14
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 3
Chief Minister before election

Pratapsingh Rane
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Digambar Kamat
INC

Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place 2 June 2007. Counting of votes began 5 June and the election process was completed by 8 June.[1]

Results[]

Rank Party Seats Contested Seats Won
1 Indian National Congress 32 16
3 Nationalist Congress Party 6 3
4 Save Goa Front 17 2
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 33 14
4 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 26 2
5 United Goans Democratic Party 11 1
4 Independent 49 2
Total 40

Winning candidates[]

No. Constituency Winner Party Margin Remark
1 Mandrem Laxmikant Parsekar Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Pernem Dayanand Sopte Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Dargalim Manohar Ajgaonkar Indian National Congress
4 Tivim Nilkanth Halarnkar Nationalist Congress Party
5 Mapusa Francis D'Souza Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Siolim Dayanand Mandrekar Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Calangute Indian National Congress
8 Saligao Dilip Parulekar Bharatiya Janata Party
9 Aldona Dayanand Narvekar Indian National Congress
10 Panaji Manohar Parrikar Bharatiya Janata Party
11 Taleigao Babush Monserrate United Goans Democratic Party
12 Santa Cruz Indian National Congress
13 St. Andre Francisco Silveira Indian National Congress
14 Cumbarjua Pandurang Madkaikar Indian National Congress
15 Bicholim Rajesh Patnekar Bharatiya Janata Party
16 Maem Anant Shet Bharatiya Janata Party
17 Pale Indian National Congress Expired
18 Poriem Pratapsing Rane Indian National Congress
19 Valpoi Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane Independent Joined INC and re-elected
20 Ponda Ravi Naik Indian National Congress
21 Priol Deepak Dhavalikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
22 Marcaim Ramkrishna 'Sudin' Dhavalikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
23 Shiroda Mahadev Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
24 Mormugao Milind Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
25 Vasco Da Gama Jose Philip D'Souza Nationalist Congress Party
26 Cortalim Mauvin Godinho Indian National Congress
27 Loutolim Indian National Congress
28 Benaulim Mickky Pacheco Nationalist Congress Party
29 Fatorda Bharatiya Janata Party
30 Margao Digambar Kamat Indian National Congress
31 Curtorim Aleixo Lourenco Save Goa Front
32 Navelim Churchill Alemao Save Goa Front
33 Velim Filipe Nery Rodrigues Indian National Congress
34 Cuncolim Joaquim Alemao Indian National Congress
35 Sanvordem Anil Salgaocar Independent
36 Sanguem Bharatiya Janata Party
37 Curchorem Shyam Satardekar Indian National Congress
38 Quepem Chandrakant 'Babu' Kavlekar Indian National Congress
39 Canacona Bharatiya Janata Party
40 Poinguinim Ramesh Tawadkar Bharatiya Janata Party

By-elections[]

No. Constituency Winner Party Margin Remark
1 Pale INC
2 Valpoi Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane INC

Government formation[]

Indian National Congress in alliance with Nationalist Congress Party and Save Goa Front formed the government.

References[]

  1. ^ "Election Commission India". Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2007.

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