Panaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Panaji Vidhan Sabha Constituency is one of assembly seats of Goa state.
Member of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Yaswant Desai | United Goans Superia Group | |
| 1972 | Babana Naik | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | |
| 1977 | Madhav Bir | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Vishnu Naik | Independent | |
| 1984 | Joan Gonsalves | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Joan Gonsalves | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2012 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 By-election | Sidharth Kuncalienker | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2015 by-election
A by-election was necessitated following the resignation of incumbent MLA and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, due to his elevation as the Minister of Defence.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Siddharth Kunkolienkar | 9,989 | 60.71 | -5.42 | |
| INC | Surendra Furtado | 5,368 | 32.63 | +2.70 | |
| Independent | Sameer Kalekar | 624 | 3.79 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sadanand Vaingankar | 140 | 0.85 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 330 | 2.00 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,621 | 28.08 | -8.12 | ||
| Turnout | 16,451 | 71.01 | -7.49 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,167 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2012 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 11,086 | 66.13 | +9.30 | |
| INC | Yatin Parekh | 5,018 | 29.93 | -13.24 | |
| CPI | Christopher Fonseca | 383 | 2.28 | N/A | |
| JD(U) | Dominic Savio A. E. Fernandes | 172 | 1.03 | N/A | |
| Independent | Balaram Karishetty | 104 | 0.62 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,068 | 36.20 | +22.54 | ||
| Turnout | 16,763 | 78.50 | +7.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,355 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2007 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 6,004 | 56.83 | +1.25 | |
| INC | Purushottam Kamat | 4,560 | 43.17 | +0.19 | |
| Majority | 1,444 | 13.66 | +1.06 | ||
| Turnout | 10,564 | 70.72 | +4.90 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,937 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2002 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 5,700 | 55.58 | ||
| INC | Ramesh Silimkhan | 4,408 | 42.98 | ||
| Shiv Sena | Pramod Naik | 95 | 0.93 | ||
| Independent | Rajaram Dhuma | 52 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 1,292 | 12.60 | |||
| Turnout | 10,255 | 65.82 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,581 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
References
http://www.elections.in/goa/assembly-constituencies/panaji.html
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