Goa assembly election, Mar 2017
The 7th Goa legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
40
21 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
17 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
251
19 women, 2 elected
Turnout
82.42%
9.16 lakh of 11.1 lakh
The house
40 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC17
- BJP13
- MAG3
- IND3
- GFP3
- NCP1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Goa assembly election (2012)
INC
+8
BJP
-8
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 17 | +8 | 37 | 30.4% | 2,59,758 | 28.35% | -2.43 | 12 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 13 | -8 | 36 | 36.1% | 2,97,588 | 32.48% | -2.20 | 2 |
| MAGMAG | 3 | 0 | 25 | 17.4% | 1,03,290 | 11.27% | +4.56 | 17 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | -2 | 58 | 8.0% | 1,01,922 | 11.12% | -5.55 | 46 |
| GFPGFP | 3 | — | 4 | 35.0% | 31,900 | 3.48% | — | 1 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 1 | +1 | 17 | 5.5% | 20,916 | 2.28% | -1.80 | 16 |
| AAAPAam Aadmi Party | 0 | — | 39 | 6.4% | 57,420 | 6.27% | — | 38 |
| GSMGSM | 0 | — | 5 | 9.7% | 10,745 | 1.17% | — | 4 |
| UGPUGP | 0 | — | 2 | 21.0% | 8,563 | 0.94% | — | 1 |
| GSRPGSRP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.2% | 5,747 | 0.63% | +0.56 | 7 |
| GVPGVP | 0 | -2 | 5 | 4.6% | 5,379 | 0.59% | -2.91 | 5 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3% | 792 | 0.09% | +0.06 | 3 |
| GOPRPGOPRP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.6% | 451 | 0.05% | — | 3 |
| BMUPBMUP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 278 | 0.03% | — | 3 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6% | 256 | 0.03% | -0.06 | 2 |
| SAJPCSSAJPCS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.7% | 133 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| NGRFNGRF | 0 | — | 2 | 0.3% | 115 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| APOIAPOI | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 44 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Goa at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Mar 2017
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCAIM | Goa | MAGRAMKRISHNA ALIAS SUDIN DHAVALIKAR | BJPPRADEEP PUNDALIK SHET | 13,68058.57% |
| CURCHOREM | Goa | BJPNILESH CABRAL | GSMSHYAM GOPINATH SATARDEKAR | 9,08841.94% |
| CUMBARJUA | Goa | BJPPANDURANG MADKAIKAR | INCXAVIER FIALHO | 8,43441.03% |
| CURTORIM | Goa | INCALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO | BJPARTHUR D’SILVA | 7,69736.13% |
| ST. ANDRE | Goa | INCFRANCISCO SILVEIRA | BJPRAMRAO SURYA NAIK WAGH | 5,07030.63% |
| MAPUSA | Goa | BJPFRANCISCO C. J. A. DE PINTO E SOUZA | MAGVINOD FADKE | 6,82829.99% |
| NUVEM | Goa | INCWILFRED D'SA | GSRPFRANCISCO XAVIER PACHECO | 5,66026.39% |
| MANDREM | Goa | INCDAYANAND RAGHUNATH SOPTE | BJPLAXMIKANT PARSEKAR | 7,11925.46% |
| BENAULIM | Goa | NCPCHURCHILL ALEMAO | AAAPROYLA CLARINA FERNANDES | 5,19124.35% |
| VALPOI | Goa | INCVISHWAJIT PRATAPSINGH RANE | BJPSATYAVIJAY SUBRAI NAIK | 5,67822.42% |
Closest results of Mar 2017
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNCOLIM | Goa | INCCLAFASIO DIAS | INDJOAQUIM ALEMAO | 330.15% |
| MORMUGAO | Goa | BJPMILIND SAGUN NAIK | INCSANKALP AMONKAR | 1400.81% |
| CORTALIM | Goa | BJPALINA SALDANHA | INDANTONIO VAS | 5182.21% |
| BICHOLIM | Goa | BJPRAJESH PATNEKAR | MAGNARESH SAWAL | 6662.86% |
| ST. CRUZ | Goa | INCANTONIO CAETANO FERNANDES | BJPHEMANT DINANATH GOLATKAR | 6422.89% |
| TIVIM | Goa | INCNILKANTH RAMNATH HALARNKAR | BJPKIRAN MOHAN KANDOLKAR | 7953.52% |
| SANGUEM | Goa | INDPRASAD S. GAONKAR | BJPSUBHASH PHAL DESSAI | 9374.13% |
| VASCO-DA-GAMA | Goa | BJPJOSE LUIS CARLOS ALMEIDA | INDKRISHNA (DAJI) V SALKAR | 1,3515.18% |
| FATORDA | Goa | GFPVIJAI SARDESAI | BJPDAMU G. NAIK | 1,3345.79% |
| SIOLIM | Goa | GFPVINODA DATARAMA PALIENCAR | BJPDAYANAND RAYU MANDREKAR | 1,4416.13% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Goa assembly election, Mar 2017?
Indian National Congress won 17 of 40 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Goa assembly election, Mar 2017?
Turnout was 82.42% — 9.16 lakh of 11.1 lakh registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Goa assembly election, Mar 2017?
251 candidates contested 40 seats.