BICHOLIM
Assembly seat no. 3 in Goa · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1989.
Winner, 2017
RAJESH PATNEKAR
BJP
Elections held
8
1989–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 8
Margin, 2017
666
2.86% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
MAGNARESH SAWAL
- Votes
- 9,988
- Vote share
- 42.86%
- Behind by
- 666
Electors
25,958
Total votes polled
23,306
Valid votes
23,306
NOTA votes
221
0.95% of votes polled
Turnout
89.8%
Full result, 2017
5 candidates · 23,306 valid votes
RAJESH PATNEKARBJPwon
10,654
45.7%
NARESH SAWALMAG
9,988
42.9%
MANOHAR PANDURANG SHIRODKARINC
1,761
7.6%
SAINATH PATEKARAAAP
358
1.5%
RAUT PANDURANG DATTARAMGOPRP
324
1.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DR. CHANDRAKANT SHETYE | IND | 9,608 | 37.12% | NARESH RAJARAM SAWAL | 318 |
| 2017 | RAJESH PATNEKAR | BJP | 10,654 | 45.71% | NARESH SAWAL | 666 |
| 2012 | NARESH RAJARAM SAWAL | IND | 8,331 | 39.68% | RAJESH T. PATNEKAR | 1,799 |
| 2007 | PATNEKAR RAJESH TULSIDAS | BJP | 9,352 | 50.91% | NARESH SAWAL | 2,695 |
| 2002 | PATNEKAR RAJESH TULSHIDAS | BJP | 8,960 | 54.28% | RAUT PANDURANG DATTARAM | 2,560 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BICHOLIM assembly constituency in 2022?
DR. CHANDRAKANT SHETYE (IND) won BICHOLIM in 2022, by a margin of 318 votes.
Which party has won BICHOLIM the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1989.
How many times has BICHOLIM gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1989 to 2022.
Who has won BICHOLIM the most times?
RAUT PANDURANG DATTARAM, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1999.
