2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election

Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place 2002.[1][2]

Goa legislative assembly election, 2002
2002
All 40 seats in the Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.75% (Increase3.75%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Manohar Parrikar Pratapsing Rane
Party BJP INC
Leader's seat Panaji Poriem
Seats won 17 16
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 5
Chief Minister before election

Manohar Parrikar
BJP

 Chief Minister after election

Manohar Parrikar
BJP

Results
Rank Party Seats Contested Seats Won
1Bharatiya Janata Party3917
2Indian National Congress4016
4United Goans Democratic Party103
3Maharashtrawadi Gomantak252
5Nationalist Congress Party201
6Independent481
Total 40

Results by constituency

The following is the list of winning MLAs in the election.[3]

No. Constituency Winner Party Margin Remark
1MandremLaxmikant Parsekar Bharatiya Janata Party 908
2PernemJitendra Deshprabhu Indian National Congress 2,329
3DargalimManohar Ajgaonkar Bharatiya Janata Party 5,762
4TivimSadanand Tanavade Bharatiya Janata Party 521
5MapusaFrancis D'Souza Bharatiya Janata Party 2,107
6SiolimDayanand Mandrekar Bharatiya Janata Party 1,907
7CalanguteAgnelo Fernandes Indian National Congress 2,070
8SaligaoWilfred de Souza Nationalist Congress Party 726
9AldonaDayanand Narvekar Indian National Congress 2,013
10PanajiManohar Parrikar Bharatiya Janata Party 1,292
11TaleigaoBabush Monserrate United Goans Democratic Party 2,261
12Santa CruzVictoria Fernandes Indian National Congress 40
13St. AndreFrancisco Silveira Indian National Congress 2,786
14CumbarjuaPandurang Madkaikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 608
15BicholimRajesh Patnekar Bharatiya Janata Party 2,560
16MaemHarish Zantye Indian National Congress 1,956
17PaleSuresh Amonkar Bharatiya Janata Party 1,554
18PoriemPratapsing Rane Indian National Congress 2,569
19ValpoiNarahari Haldankar Bharatiya Janata Party 352
20PondaRavi Naik Indian National Congress 1,320
21PriolVishwas Satarkar Bharatiya Janata Party 1,662
22MarcaimRamkrishna 'Sudin' Dhavalikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 7,850
23ShirodaSubhash Shirodkar Indian National Congress 1,135
24MormugaoGiovanni Vaz Indian National Congress 443
25Vasco Da GamaRajendra Arlekar Bharatiya Janata Party 1,096
26CortalimMatanhy Saldanha United Goans Democratic Party 850
27LoutolimAleixo Sequeira Indian National Congress 4,754
28BenaulimMickky Pacheco United Goans Democratic Party 1,049
29FatordaDamodar Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 588
30MargaoDigambar Kamat Bharatiya Janata Party 4,744
31CurtorimFrancisco Sardinha Indian National Congress 2,851
32NavelimLuizinho Faleiro Indian National Congress 4,577
33VelimFilipe Nery Rodrigues Independent 5,516
34CuncolimJoaquim Alemao Indian National Congress 2,388
35SanvordemVinay Tendulkar Bharatiya Janata Party 3,111
36SanguemVasudev Gaonkar Bharatiya Janata Party 837
37CurchoremRamrao Desai Bharatiya Janata Party 1,779
38QuepemChandrakant 'Babu' Kavlekar Indian National Congress 1,855
39CanaconaVijay Pai Khot Bharatiya Janata Party 2,883
40PoinguinimIsidore Fernandes Indian National Congress 1,868

By Elections
No. Constituency Winner Party Margin Remark
1BenaulimMickky Pacheco Nationalist Congress Party Due to the resignation of Mickky Pacheco
2CumbarjuaPandurang Madkaikar Indian National Congress Due to the resignation of Pandurang Madkaikar
3MargaoDigambar Kamat Indian National Congress Due to the resignation of Digambar Kamat
4PoinguinimIsidore Fernandes Bharatiya Janata Party Due to resignation of Isidore Fernandes
5PoinguinimRamesh Tawadkar Bharatiya Janata Party Due to resignation of Isidore Fernandes
6TaleigaoBabush Monserrate Indian National Congress Due to resignation of Babush Monserrate

Government formation

On 3 June 2002, Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first government in Goa under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar which lasted for 2 years and 244 days. Government fell due to Digambar Kamat fallout Bharatiya Janata Party.

References
  1. Goa Vidhan Sabha
  2. Election Commission India
  3. List of Successful Candidates in Goa Assembly Election in 2002
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