Chief Minister
legislative
Election name2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election
CountryIndia
Ongoingno
Previous election1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election
Previous year1999
Next election2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election
Next year2007
Election date30 May 2002
Seats for electionAll 40 seats in the Assembly
Turnout68.75% ( 3.75%)
Leader 1Manohar Parrikar
Leaders seat 1Panaji
Party 1Bharatiya Janata Party
Seats 117
Seat change 17
Leader 2Pratapsing Rane
Leaders seat 2Poriem
Party 2Indian National Congress
Seats 216
Seat change 25
PosttitleChief Minister after election
Before electionManohar Parrikar
Before partyBharatiya Janata Party
After electionManohar Parrikar
After partyBharatiya Janata Party
Majority seats21

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

Parties contested

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white"|1.style="text-align:center| Indian National Congressstyle="text-align:center|Pratapsingh Ranestyle="text-align:center|40
! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white"|2.style="text-align:center| Bharatiya Janata Partystyle="text-align:center| Manohar Parrikarstyle="text-align:center| 39
! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white"|3.style="text-align:center| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Partystyle="text-align:center| Shashikala Kakodkarstyle="text-align:center| 25
! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white"|4.style="text-align:center| Nationalist Congress Partystyle="text-align:center| Sharad Pawarstyle="text-align:center| 20
! style="text-align:center; background:;color:white"|5.style="text-align:center| United Goans Democratic Partystyle="text-align:center| Churchill Alemaostyle="text-align:center| 10

Results

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats 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]

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[4]
Assembly ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner UpMargin
  1. k
Names%CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
1Mandrem78.34%Laxmikant Parsekar5,95539.05%Khalap Ramakant5,04733.1%908
2Bicholim78.27%Rajesh Patnekar8,96054.28%Pandurang Raut6,40038.77%2,560
3Panaji65.82%Manohar Parrikar5,70055.58%Silimkhan Ramesh4,40842.98%1,292
4Quepem73.09%Babu Kavlekar8,91347.04%Prakash Velip7,05837.25%1,855
5Curchorem73.31%Ramrao Dessai9,80653.29%Domnick Fernandes8,02743.62%1,779
6Mormugao54.52%Vaz Giovanni Karl4,63530.91%Sheikh Hassan Haroon4,19227.95%443
7Pernem77.06%Deshprabhu Jitendra Raghuraj6,77848.27%Dayanand Raghunath Sopate4,44931.68%2,329
8Siolim70.76%Dayanand Mandrekar7,15240.49%Fernandes Francis Gregorio5,24529.69%1,907
9Calangute68.52%Fernandes Agnelo9,71153.32%Suresh Vishwanath Parulekar7,64141.96%2,070
10Mapusa61.93%Francis D'Souza8,37852.18%Braganza Armindo Jose6,27139.06%2,107
11Tivim70.93%Sadanand Shet Tanavade6,96138.38%Nilkanth Ramnath Halarnkar6,44035.51%521
12St. Cruz64.16%Victoria Fernandes6,65840.13%Anil Roghuvir Hoble6,61839.89%40
13St. Andre70.49%Francisco Silveira6,98244.6%Pegado Carmo Rafael Andre Jose4,19626.8%2,786
14Ponda67.51%Ravi Naik10,74550.29%Naik Shripad Yasso9,42544.11%1,320
15Siroda78.28%Subhash Shirodkar9,73851.92%Prabhu Vishwanath Tukaram8,60345.87%1,135
16Cuncolim62.44%Joaquim Alemao6,42644.48%Arecio D'Souza4,03827.95%2,388
17Curtorim66.12%Francisco Sardinha8,90756.37%Lourenco Bruno Santos6,05638.33%2,851
18Cumbarjua67.84%Pandurang Madkaikar6,54637.58%Nirmala P. Sawant5,93834.09%608
19Saligao70.59%Wilfred de Souza4,26328.69%D' Mello Trejano Agricio3,53723.8%726
20Taleigao67.07%Atanasio Monserrate7,23742.31%Zuwarkar Somnath Datta4,97629.09%2,261
21Maem71.88%Harish Narayan Prabhu Zantye6,43048.22%Prakash J. Fadte4,47433.55%1,956
22Priol75.16%Vishwas Satarkar8,07141.62%Amonkar Shrikant Sagun6,40933.05%1,662
23Poriem77.11%Pratapsingh Rane9,12655.78%Santoba Krishnarao Dessai6,55740.08%2,569
24Sanvordem71.42%Vinay Dinu Tendulkar8,19548.3%Salgaocar Anil Vassudeva5,08429.96%3,111
25Dargalim72.93%Manohar Ajgaonkar8,46774.08%Dhargalkar Balkrishna Atmaram2,70523.67%5,762
26Aldona65.61%Dayanand Narvekar9,95750.73%Ulhas Asnodkar7,94440.48%2,013
27Pale76.58%Suresh Amonkar8,51949.84%Gawas Gurudas Prabhakar6,96540.75%1,554
28Valpoi77.04%Narahari Haldankar6,13749.54%Venkatesh Desai5,78546.7%352
29Marcaim75.89%Sudin Dhavalikar11,58763.91%Naik Santosh Mahanandu3,73720.61%7,850
30Vasco Da Gama56.22%Rajendra Arlekar5,60535.6%Jose Philip D'Souza4,50928.64%1,096
31Cortalim64.61%Matanhy Saldanha6,74137.93%Godinho Mauvin Heliodoro5,89133.15%850
32Loutolim66.75%Aleixo Sequeira8,87362.88%Gracias Radharao Socrates4,11929.19%4,754
33Benaulim67.56%Mickky Pacheco7,75251.52%Churchill Alemao6,70344.54%1,049
34Fatorda61.04%Damodar (Damu) G. Naik5,69534.97%Cardoz Luis Alex Florenci5,10731.36%588
35Margao55.05%Digambar Kamat8,52565.37%Chodankar Girish Raya3,78128.99%4,744
36Navelim58.7%Luizinho Faleiro10,24559.5%Raikar John Lourence5,66832.92%4,577
37Velim64.02%Filipe Nery Rodrigues8,66467.35%D'Silva Marcus Sebastiano3,14824.47%5,516
38Sanguem71.32%Vasudev Gaonkar5,74743.46%Satyawan Bhadru Dessai4,91037.13%837
39Canacona78.62%Vijay Anandrao Pai Khot8,53158.95%Sanjay Bandekar5,64839.03%2,883
40Poinguinim77.66%Isidore Fernandes5,64149.42%Ramesh Tawadkar3,77333.05%1,868

By Elections

No.ConstituencyWinnerPartyMarginRemark
1BenaulimMickky PachecoNationalist Congress PartyDue to the resignation of Mickky Pacheco
2CumbarjuaPandurang MadkaikarIndian National CongressDue to the resignation of Pandurang Madkaikar
3MargaoDigambar KamatIndian National CongressDue to the resignation of Digambar Kamat
4PoinguinimIsidore FernandesBharatiya Janata PartyDue to resignation of Isidore Fernandes
5PoinguinimRamesh TawadkarBharatiya Janata PartyDue to resignation of Isidore Fernandes
6TaleigaoBabush MonserrateIndian National CongressDue 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
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (pdf). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 February 2024.