North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency)

North Goa Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Panaji Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Goa state in western India along with South Goa.[1]

Assembly segments

Presently, North Goa Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency comprises 20 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies:[2]

  1. Mandrem
  2. Pernem
  3. Bicholim
  4. Tivim
  5. Mapusa
  6. Siolim
  7. Saligao
  8. Calangute
  9. Porvorim
  10. Aldona
  11. Panaji
  12. Taleigao
  13. St. Cruz (Goa Assembly constituency)
  14. St. Andre
  15. Cumbarjua
  16. Mayem
  17. Sanquelim
  18. Poriem
  19. Valpoi
  20. Priol

Members of Parliament
  • From Panjim constituency:
Year Winner Party
1962 Peter Augustus Alvares Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1967 Janardan Jagannath Shinkre Independent
  • From Panaji constituency:
Year Winner Party
1971 Purushottam Kakodkar Indian National Congress
1977 Amrut Shivram Kansar[3] Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1980 Sanyogita Rane[4] Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1984 Shantaram Naik[5] Indian National Congress (I)
1989 Prof. Gopalrao Mayenkar[6] Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1991 Harish Narayan Prabhu Zantye[7] Indian National Congress
1996 Ramakant Khalap Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1998 Ravi S. Naik Indian National Congress
1999 Shripad Yesso Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Shripad Yesso Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
  • From North Goa constituency:
Year Winner Party
2009 Shripad Yesso Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Shripad Yesso Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Shripad Yesso Naik Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2019 general election
2019 Indian general elections: North Goa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Shripad Yesso Naik 2,44,844 57.12 +1.39
INC Girish Chodankar 1,64,597 38.40 -5.86
AAP Dattatray Padgoankar 4,756 1.11 -2.79
RPI Amit Atmaram Korgoankar 2,809 0.66 +0.66
Independent Bhagawant Sadanand Kamant 2,427 0.57 +0.57
Independent Aishwarya Arjun Salgoankar 2,132 0.50 +0.50
NOTA None of the above 7,063 1.65 +0.23
Majority 80,247 18.72 -8.26
Turnout 4,29,006 77.05 -1.90
BJP hold Swing

2014 general election
2014 Indian general elections: North Goa[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Shripad Yesso Naik 2,37,903 58.51 +11.39
INC Ravi S. Naik 1,32,304 32.54 +32.54
AAP Dr. Dattaram Desai 15,857 3.90 +3.90
NOTA None of the above 5,770 1.42 ---
CPI Suhas Naik 5,640 1.39 -1.57
Independent Dayanand Narvekar 4,128 1.02 +1.02
SJP(R) Raju D'Souza 3,216 0.79 +0.79
Independent Mittu Mujawar 1,823 0.45 +0.45
Majority 1,05,599 25.98 +23.79
Turnout 4,06,631 78.95
BJP hold Swing

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2009 general election
2009 Indian general elections: North Goa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Shripad Yesso Naik 1,37,716 47.10
NCP Jitendra Raghuraj Deshprabhu 1,31,363 44.92
Majority 6,353 2.17
Turnout 2,92,295 60.02
BJP win (new seat)

As Panaji Constituency

2004 general election
2004 Indian general elections: Panaji
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Shripad Yasso Naik 144,842 56.84
NCP Wilfred de Souza 88,629 34.78
CPI Christopher Oswald Fonseca 7,977 3.13
MGP Paresh Atmaram Raikar 5,377 2.11
SHS Sameer Anant Bandodkar 4,027 1.58
Independent Ramesh Sakharam Naik 2,541 1.00
Independent Bhonsle Dhuma Rajaram 1,426 0.56
Majority 56,213
Turnout 254,819 59.86
BJP hold Swing
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References
  1. "Test of strength as Goa votes today for two Lok Sabha seats - Times of India". The Times of India.
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  8. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  9. Times of India. 19 aspirants in Goa, but only two seats to Delhi

See also

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