Vasco Da Gama Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Goa State, India
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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.[2][3][4] It is also the most populated constituency of Goa.[citation needed]
| Vasco Da Gama | |
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| Constituency No. 25 for the Goa Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Lok Sabha constituency | South Goa |
| Established | 1989 |
| Total electors | 35,613[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 8th Goa Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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.[5][6]
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
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishna Salkar | 13,118 | 51.43% |  17.85 | |
| INC | Carlos Almeida | 9,461 | 37.09% | 22.77 | |
| AITC | Saifula Khan | 860 | 3.37% | New | |
| RGP | Andre Sebastiao Viegas | 851 | 3.34% | New | |
| AAP | Sunil Loran | 784 | 3.07% |  0.48 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 244 | 0.96% | 0.05 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,657 | 14.34% | 9.16 | ||
| Turnout | 25,506 | 71.74% | 0.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 35,552 | 1.07 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 17.85 |
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Carlos Almeida | 8,765 | 33.58% | 19.11 | |
| Independent | Krishna (Daji) V Salkar | 7,414 | 28.41% | New | |
| NCP | Jose Filipe De Sousa | 4,202 | 16.10% | 15.96 | |
| INC | Saifula Khan | 3,737 | 14.32% | New | |
| AAP | Loretta D'Souza | 928 | 3.56% | New | |
| MGP | Manesh Chandrakant Arolkar | 654 | 2.51% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 263 | 1.01% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,351 | 5.18% | 15.45 | ||
| Turnout | 26,099 | 72.62% | 3.99 | ||
| Registered electors | 35,938 | 26.49 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 19.11 |
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Carlos Almeida | 11,468 | 52.69% | 16.79 | |
| NCP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 6,978 | 32.06% | 7.04 | |
| Independent | G. Karl Vaz | 1,394 | 6.40% | New | |
| Goa Vikas Party | Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh | 600 | 2.76% | New | |
| UGDP | Adam Abdulla Jumma | 489 | 2.25% | 1.03 | |
| AITC | Amindin Mulla | 328 | 1.51% | New | |
| Independent | Stanley C. Almeida | 143 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,490 | 20.63% | 17.43 | ||
| Turnout | 21,765 | 76.56% | 17.85 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,411 | 12.69 | |||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | 13.59 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 7,476 | 39.10% | 10.47 | |
| BJP | Rajendra Arlekar | 6,864 | 35.90% | 0.31 | |
| JD(S) | Carlos J. L. Almeida | 3,054 | 15.97% | New | |
| UGDP | Rego Basilio Arnaldo | 626 | 3.27% | New | |
| MGP | Servulo Barros | 279 | 1.46% | 7.19 | |
| Independent | Dhargawe Manisha | 253 | 1.32% | New | |
| Save Goa Front | Milton Barreto | 239 | 1.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 612 | 3.20% | 3.76 | ||
| Turnout | 19,121 | 58.63% | 2.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,541 | 16.19 | |||
| NCP gain from BJP | Swing | 3.51 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajendra Arlekar | 5,605 | 35.59% | 11.25 | |
| NCP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 4,509 | 28.63% | New | |
| INC | Carol Taher Daud | 3,845 | 24.41% | 4.69 | |
| MGP | Verenkar Shricant Dattaram | 1,363 | 8.65% | 4.22 | |
| Independent | Kerkar Tara | 294 | 1.87% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Pereira Thalmann Pradeep | 130 | 0.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,096 | 6.96% | 1.81 | ||
| Turnout | 15,750 | 56.22% | 4.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,007 | 15.46 | |||
| BJP gain from UGDP | Swing | 2.48 |
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Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGDP | Jose Philip D'Souza | 5,691 | 33.10% | New | |
| BJP | Rajendra Arlekar | 4,183 | 24.33% | New | |
| INC | Dr. Mesquita Wilfred M. | 3,391 | 19.73% | New | |
| MGP | Verenkar Shrikant Dattaram | 2,213 | 12.87% | 24.60 | |
| Independent | Simon D Souza | 1,431 | 8.32% | New | |
| Independent | Kashinath Ramdular Yadav | 279 | 1.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,508 | 8.77% | 0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 17,191 | 51.89% | 9.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,127 | 18.65 | |||
| UGDP gain from MGP | Swing | 4.37 |
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Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGP | Mesouita Menezes Wilfred M. | 6,460 | 37.48% | New | |
| INC | Simon Peter D'Souza | 4,867 | 28.24% | ||
| Independent | Jose Philip D'Souza | 4,558 | 26.44% | New | |
| UGDP | Henriques Gandhi E. | 350 | 2.03% | New | |
| Independent | Anil G. Chopdekar | 161 | 0.93% | New | |
| Independent | Barreto Geraldo Francis | 160 | 0.93% | New | |
| BSP | Suryawanshi Bhanudas Y. | 159 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,593 | 9.24% | 6.92 | ||
| Turnout | 17,237 | 60.50% | 0.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,921 | 24.10 | |||
| MGP gain from INC | Swing | 1.43 |
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Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Simon Peter D'Souza | 5,045 | 36.05% | New | |
| MGP | Menezas Mesquita Wilfred | 4,720 | 33.72% | New | |
| Independent | Jose Philip D'Souza | 2,705 | 19.33% | New | |
| Independent | Tiwari Dayaprasad Shiram | 705 | 5.04% | New | |
| BJP | Lotlikar Shivram Raghuvir | 165 | 1.18% | New | |
| Independent | Henlikar Gandhi | 154 | 1.10% | New | |
| JD | Parulikar Prakash Dattaram | 109 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 325 | 2.32% | |||
| Turnout | 13,996 | 60.75% | |||
| Registered electors | 22,498 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||