Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2017

Goa legislative assembly election, 2017
India
March 2017 (2017-03)
All 40 seats in Goa Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Laxmikant Parsekar Pratapsingh Rane TBA
Party BJP INC MGP
Last election 21 9 3
  Fourth party
 
Leader TBA
Party AAP
Last election not contested
Chief Minister before election

Laxmikant Parsekar

 Elected Chief Minister

TBD

The Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2017 will be held in early 2017, to elect the 40 members of the Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of current Legislative Assembly ends on March 18, 2017.[1] VVPAT-fitted EVMs will be used at 284 polling booths in Goa elections in 2017.[2]

Schedule

It is expected that Election schedule might come by Jan OR Feb And the elections might take place by Feb end or March 2017.[3]

Background

The term of current Legislative Assembly ends on March 18, 2017.[1] The last election had resulted in a 21 seat majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Manohar Parrikar.[4] Parrikar was elected Chief Minister. In 2014, he had to resign due to being nominated as Minister of Defence. Laxmikant Parsekar took oath as Chief Minister as Parrikar's successor.[5][6] It is expected that the Aam Aadmi Party will Win a landslide victory.

Rank Party Seats Contested Seats Won % Votes % Votes in
Seats Contested
1 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ----
2 Indian National Congress (INC) ----
3 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) -
4 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) -
5 Goa Vikas Party (GVP) ----
6 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ----
7 Save Goa Front (SGF) -
8 All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) -
9 United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) -
10 Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) -
11 Independents----
Total 40

Opinion polls

Polling firm/Link Date MGP-BJP INC AAP Others
Axis - India Today 14 Oct 2016 17-21 (19) 13-17 (15) 01-03 (02) 03-05 (04)

Goa Assembly Constituencies List[7]

1 Mandrem 21 Ponda
2 Pernem 22 Siroda
3 Bicholim 23 Marcaim
4 Tivim 24 Mormugao
5 Mapusa 25 Vasco Da Gama
6 Siolim 26 Dabolim
7 Saligao 27 Cortalim
8 Calangute 28 Nuvem
9 Porvorim 29 Curtorim
10 Aldona 30 Fatorda
11 Panaji 31 Margao
12 Taleigao 32 Benaulim
13 Santa Cruz 33 Navelim
14 St Andre 34 Cuncolim
15 Cumbarjua 35 Velim
16 Mayem 36 Quepem
17 Sanquelim 37 Curchorem
18 Poriem 38 Sanvordem
19 Valpoi 39 Sanguem
20 Priol 40 Canacona

References

  1. 1 2 "Terms of the Houses". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India/National Informatics Centre. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.navhindtimes.in/assembly-election-churchill-for-use-of-vvpat-fitted-evms/
  3. ↑ http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/goa-news/7358-goa-assembly-election-schedule-2017.html
  4. ↑ Prakash Kamat (March 7, 2012). "Riding anti-incumbency wave, BJP storms to power in Goa". The Hindu. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Manohar Parrikar gets defence, Suresh Prabhu becomes new railway minister". India Today. November 9, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Meet Laxmikant Parsekar: Goa's new chief minister, a BJP loyalist". Firstpost. November 9, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Leader (2016-11-15). "Goa Opinion Poll 2017 | Exit Poll | Goa Assembly Elections Results 2017". Goa. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
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