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1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

1972 Goa legislative assembly election

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All 30 assembly constituencies
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party
 
Leader Dayanand Bandodkar
Party MGP
Leader's seat Marcaim
Seats before 16
Seats won 18
Seat change Increase 2

Chief Minister before election

Dayanand Bandodkar
MGP

Elected Chief Minister

Dayanand Bandodkar
MGP

Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1972 was held in Indian Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in 1972, to elect 30 members to the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly.[1]

Results

Summary of results of the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1972[1]
Political Party
Seats contested
Seats won
Number of Votes
% of Votes
Seat change
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 23 18 116,855 38.30% Increase 2
United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) 26 10 99,156 32.50% Decrease 2
Indian National Congress 19 1 41,612 13.64% Increase 1
Independents 36 1 28,874 9.64% Decrease 1
Total 138 30 305,077

Results by constituency

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[2]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Pernem 71.93% Rane Jaisingrao Abasaheb MGP 5,477 61.66% Deshprabhu Raghunathrao INC 2,828 31.84% 2,649
2 Mandrem 71.27% Dayanand Bandodkar MGP 8,254 72.93% Kamulkar Vijay Maruti INC 2,006 17.72% 6,248
3 Siolim 75.6% Chandrakant Chodankar MGP 5,638 51.37% S. Souzaw A. Tito Fermina UGP 4,789 43.64% 849
4 Calangute 73.36% Jagdish Bhujang Rao UGP 6,032 51.02% D. Cruz Anthony Manuel MGP 5,425 45.89% 607
5 Aldona 58.14% José Silveiro Sousa UGP 5,733 64.06% Silver Anacleto Mariand Independent 1,953 21.82% 3,780
6 Mapusa 73.82% Pankar Raghuvir Shanu MGP 5,718 48.97% N. S. Pandurang UGP 3,532 30.25% 2,186
7 Tivim 71.58% Punaji Pandurang Achrekar MGP 5,390 57.65% Gopal Govind Mayekar INC 2,361 25.25% 3,029
8 Bicholim 80.04% Shashikala Kakodkar MGP 6,589 65.42% S. Ramesh Narayan INC 2,393 23.76% 4,196
9 Pale 73.92% A. K. S. Usgaonkar MGP 4,885 51.19% S. U. Prabhakar Krishna INC 2,706 28.36% 2,179
10 Sattari 67.61% Pratapsingh Rane MGP 5,005 51.81% Jaisingrao Rane SSP 2,322 24.04% 2,683
11 Panaji 67.67% Baban Naik MGP 3,983 42.73% Desai Yeshwant Sitaram UGP 3,758 40.32% 225
12 St. Cruz 69.28% Jack de Sequeira UGP 6,586 57.51% Fernandes Manuel Francisco Xavier Diogo Independent 4,483 39.15% 2,103
13 St. Andre 72.28% Teotonio Pereira UGP 5,335 50.44% Melo Agosttinho Santana MGP 3,969 37.52% 1,366
14 Cumbarjua 72.28% Chodankar Vinayak Dharma MGP 5,956 54.49% P. P. Desai Shrikant Govind UGP 3,530 32.3% 2,426
15 Marcaim 74.34% Bandodkar Krishna Raghu MGP 7,020 77.19% Kerkar Chandrakant Vijaya MGP 1,858 20.43% 5,162
16 Ponda 73.4% Rhoidas Naik MGP 6,052 58.3% Vishwanath Yeshwant Naik MGP 2,259 21.76% 3,793
17 Siroda 65.59% Jayakrishna Putu Naik MGP 5,908 60.26% Tendolkar N Narahari UGP 1,425 14.53% 4,483
18 Sanguem 69.54% Morajker Vassudeu Datta MGP 4,580 51.73% K. Devidas Pandurang INC 1,989 22.46% 2,591
19 Canacona 70.97% Ganaba Bhagdu Desai MGP 5,874 55.37% P. D. Shrirang Padmanaba UGP 3,441 32.43% 2,433
20 Quepem 65.27% Dhulo Kuttikar MGP 3,406 46.16% Dessai Molu Ganba UGP 2,815 38.15% 591
21 Curchorem 66.18% Anil Prabhu Dessai MGP 4,055 42.42% Karmali B. Gopinath UGP 2,965 31.01% 1,090
22 Cuncolim 64.27% Roque Santana Fernandes UGP 5,337 58.44% Fernandes A. J. Guilman MGP 3,133 34.31% 2,204
23 Benaulim 60.3% Vasudeo Narayan Sarmalkar UGP 6,604 76.87% Cardoso Felicio Independent 1,796 20.91% 4,808
24 Navelim 57.07% Leo Velho Mauricio UGP 7,618 69.77% Miranda Elu Jose MGP 2,777 25.43% 4,841
25 Margao 65.51% Ananta Narcinva Naik UGP 4,859 54.05% Virginkar Gopal Naraina MGP 2,469 27.46% 2,390
26 Curtorim 58.73% F. E. S. Silveira Martinho UGP 7,120 68.16% Cardozoi Luis Piedade Independent 2,039 19.52% 5,081
27 Cortalim 57.58% Barbosa Luis Paleixo UGP 7,431 77.79% Telo Mascarenhas INC 1,018 10.66% 6,413
28 Mormugao 50.08% Joshi Vassant Subraya MGP 5,292 37.79% A L De Graca Antonio UGP 4,252 30.36% 1,040
29 Daman 82.78% H. Vallabhabhai Tendel INC 7,729 50.46% Lallubhai Jogibhat Patel Independent 7,350 47.99% 379
30 Diu 68.24% Fordo Narayan Shrinivas Independent 4,598 58.08% Modasia Balubhai Dharsi INC 3,318 41.92% 1,280

By Elections

No. Constituency Winner Party
1 Mandrem Ramakant Khalap Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
2 Benaulim Wilfred de Souza United Goans Party (Sequeira group)

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