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2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election

Election in Indian state

Election in Indian state

FieldValue
election_name2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election
countryIndia
typeLegislative
ongoingno
previous_election2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election
previous_year2007
next_election2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election
next_year2017
seats_for_electionAll 40 assembly constituencies
election_date
turnout82.94% ( 12.94%)
image1
leader1Manohar Parrikar
leader_since11994
party1Bharatiya Janata Party
alliance1NDA
leaders_seat1Panjim
last_election114
seats_needed1+5
seats121
seat_change17
image2
leader2Digambar Kamat
leader_since21994
party2Indian National Congress
alliance2UPA
leaders_seat2Margao
last_election216
seats_needed2+5
seats29
seat_change27
image4
leader4Sudin Dhavalikar
leader_since41999
party4Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
leaders_seat4Marcaim
last_election42
seats43
seat_change41
alliance4NDA
image5Mickky Pacheco.png
leader5Francisco Pacheco
leader_since52012
party5GVP
leaders_seat5Nuvem
last_election5new party
seats52
seat_change52
alliance5NDA
<!--Map-->map_image2012 Goa Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg
map2_imageBharat Goa Vidhan Sabha 2012.svg
map2_captionStructure of the Goa Legislative Assembly after the election
map2_size300px
titleChief Minister
before_electionDigambar Kamat
after_electionManohar Parrikar
before_partyIndian National Congress
after_partyBharatiya Janata Party
majority_seats21

The Goa legislative assembly election was held on 3 March 2012, to select the 40 members of the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of 5th Goa Legislative Assembly ended in March 2012.

The result was announced on 6 March. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak alliance defeated the incumbent Indian National Congress government in Goa led by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat with 24 seats in the 40-seat assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 21 seats, while the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won 3 seats. The MLA with the biggest margin of victory was the incumbent MLA Frances D'Souza of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Former chief minister Manohar Parrikar was sworn in as the new chief minister on 9 March.

Timetable

The timetable of the electoral events are:

EventDate
Issue of Notification
Candidature filing deadling
Clearance of nominees
Candidature withdrawal deadline
Election
Result
Deadline to finish election

Parties

The Indian National Congress (INC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the national political parties in the fray. Other regional parties include the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak, Goa Vikas Party, United Goans Democratic Party and Go Su-raj Party.

Issues

The issue of the cultural identity of Goa has also come to the fore in the past few years. The population of Goa has rapidly swelled due to increasing migration levels from neighboring Karnataka and Maharashtra, as well as from further afield such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Corruption

Following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement several allegations of corruption have been made on the incumbent government going to elections this year.

Nepotism was also an issue. Former CM and current head of the Goa TMC Wilfred de Souza accused the INC of perpetrating a "Family Raj" in its allotment of tickets for the election to relatives of INC leaders from such families as the Naiks, Alemaos, Ranes, and Monserrates. He also cited the denial of an electoral ticket to his son-in-law Tulio D’Souza in Saligao Assembly constituency despite the INC also denying him a ticket.

He also criticized the inability of incumbent CM Digambar Kamat to have stopped illegal mining while he was the minister of mining and finance minister in the previous government. He cited a report by a commission led by Justice M. B. Shah to investigate illegal mining in the country that suggested potential revenue of US$423 million was lost through illegal ore exports after he said he had seen a "leaked" version of the report.

List of Candidates

ConstituencyNDAUPA12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
National Democratic Alliance}}"United Progressive Alliance}}"
MandremLaxmikant ParsekarDayanand Raghunath Sopte
PernemRajendra ArlekarManohar Trimbak Ajgaoankar
BicholimManohar Pandurang ShirodkarRajesh T. Patnekar
TivimKiran Mohan KandolkarNilkanth Ramnath Halarnkar
MapusaFrancis D'SouzaAshish Tulshidas Shirodkar
SiolimDayanand MandrekarUday Dattaram Paliemkar
SaligaoDilip ParulekarSuresh V. Parulekar
CalanguteMichael Vincent LoboAgnelo Nicholas Fernandes
PorvorimGovind ParvatkarFermeena P. Khaunte
AldonaTiclo Glenn J V A E SouzaDayanand G. Narvekar
PanajiManohar ParrikarYatin Parekh
TaleigaoDattaprasad Madhukar NaikJennifer A. Monserrate
St. CruzDinar Purshottam Kamat TarcarAtanasio J. Monserrate
St. AndreVishnu Surya Naik WaghFrancisco Silveira
CumbarjuaNirmala P. SawantPandurang A. Madkaikar
MaemAnant ShetRudresh Chodankar
SanquelimPramod SawantPratap Gauns
PoriemVishwajit Krishnarao RanePratapsingh Raoji Rane
ValpoiSatyavijay Subrai NaikVishwajit Pratapsingh Rane
PriolPandurang Alias Deepak DhavalikarDhaku A. Madkaikar
PondaLavoo MamledarRavi Naik
SirodaMahadev Narayan NaikSubhash Ankush Shirodkar
MarcaimRamkrishna Alias Sudin DhavalikarRitesh Naik
MormugaoMilind Sagun NaikSankalp Padmanabh Amonkar
Vasco-da-GamaJose Luis Carlos AlmeidaJose Filepe D'Souza
DabolimPremanand NanoskarMauvin Heliodoro Godinho
CortalimMatanhy SaldanhaCaitan Xavier
NuvemPrabhakar Rupo GaudeAleixo Sequeira
CurtorimDomnic GaonkarAleixo Reginaldo Lourenco
FatordaDamodar (Damu) G. NaikM. K. Shaikh
MargaoMahatme RupeshDigambar Kamat
BenaulimDid not contestValanka Alemao
NavelimAvertano FurtadoChurchill Alemao
CuncolimSubhash Alias Rajan Kashinath NaikAlemao Joaquim
VelimBenjamin SilvaFilipe Nery Rodrigues
QuepemPrakash Arjun VelipChandrakant Kavalekar
CurchoremNilesh CabralShyam Gopinath Satardekar
SanvordemGanesh Chandru GaonkarGovind Sawant
SanguemSubhash U. Phal DessaiAlemao Yuri
CanaconaRamesh Bombo TawadkarIsidore Aleixinho Fernandes

Results

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Detailed Results

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
MandremLaxmikant ParsekarBJP11,95546.11Dayanand Raghunath SopteINC8,52032.86Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"3,435Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"13.25
Pernem (SC)Rajendra ArlekarBJP16,40663.37Manohar Trimbak AjgaoankarINC8,05331.10Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"8,353Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"32.27
BicholimNaresh Rajaram SawalIND8,33139.68Rajesh T. PatnekarINC6,53231.11Independent}} ; color:black;"1,799Independent}} ; color:black;"8.57
TivimKiran Mohan KandolkarBJP10,47351.56Nilkanth Ramnath HalarnkarNCP9,36146.08Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"1,112Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"5.48
MapusaFrancis D'souzaBJP14,95574.00Ashish Tulshidas ShirodkarNCP4,78623.68Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"10,169Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"50.32
SiolimDayanand MandrekarBJP11,43052.83Uday Dattaram PaliemkarINC9,25942.80Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"2,171Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"10.03
SaligaoDilip ParulekarBJP10,08451.96D'souza TulioIND4,27622.03Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"5,808Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"29.93
CalanguteMichael Vincent LoboBJP9,89153.91Agnelo Nicholas FernandesINC8,02243.72Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"1,869Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"10.19
PorvorimRohan KhaunteIND7,97247.93Govind ParvatkarBJP7,07142.52Independent}} ; color:black;"901Independent}} ; color:black;"5.41
AldonaTiclo Glenn J V A E SouzaBJP11,31555.77Dayanand G. NarvekarINC7,83938.64Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"3,476Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"17.13
PanajiManohar ParrikarBJP11,08666.13Yatin ParekhINC5,01829.93Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"6,068Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"36.20
TaleigaoJennifer A. MonserrateINC10,68250.88Dattaprasad Madhukar NaikBJP9,53145.39Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"1,151Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"5.49
St. CruzAtanasio J. MonserrateINC8,64440.43Rodolfo Louis FernandesIND6,30829.50Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"2,336Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"10.93
St. AndreVishnu Surya Naik WaghBJP8,81851.24Francisco SilveiraINC7,59944.16Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"1,219Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"7.08
CumbarjuaPandurang A. MadkaikarINC9,55648.22Nirmala P. SawantIND7,98140.27Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"1,575Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"7.95
MaemAnant ShetBJP12,05453.79Pravin ZantyeIND6,33528.27Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"5,719Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"25.52
SanquelimPramod SawantBJP14,25566.02Pratap GaunsINC7,33733.98Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"6,918Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"32.04
PoriemPratapsingh Raoji RaneINC13,77255.09Vishwajit Krishnarao RaneBJP11,22544.91Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"2,547Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"10.18
ValpoiVishwajit Pratapsingh RaneINC12,41253.66Satyavijay Subrai NaikBJP9,47340.96Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"2,939Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"12.70
PriolPandurang Alias Deepak DhavalikarMAG12,26449.72Govind GaudeIND10,16441.20Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}} ; color:white;"2,100Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}} ; color:white;"8.52
PondaLavoo MamledarMAG12,66254.51Ravi NaikINC9,47240.77Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}} ; color:white;"3,190Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}} ; color:white;"13.74
SirodaMahadev Narayan NaikBJP12,21653.15Subhash Ankush ShirodkarINC9,95443.31Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"2,262Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"9.84
MarcaimRamkrishna Alias Sudin DhavalikarMAG14,95265.94Ritesh NaikINC7,72234.06Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}} ; color:white;"7,230Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}} ; color:white;"31.88
MormugaoMilind Sagun NaikBJP7,41945.69Sankalp Padmanabh AmonkarINC6,50640.07Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"913Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"5.62
Vasco-da-GamaJose Luis Carlos AlmeidaBJP11,46852.72Jose Filepe D'souzaNCP6,97832.08Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"4,490Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"20.64
DabolimMauvin Heliodoro GodinhoINC7,46848.89Premanand NanoskarMAG6,52442.71Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"944Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"6.18
CortalimMatanhy SaldanhaBJP7,42736.37Nelly RodriguesGVP5,15825.26Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"2,269Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"11.11
NuvemMickky PachecoGVP12,28856.90Aleixo SequeiraINC8,09237.47Goa Vikas Party}} ; color:white;"4,196Goa Vikas Party}} ; color:white;"19.43
CurtorimAleixo Reginaldo LourencoINC11,22157.11Domnic GaonkarIND7,15236.40Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"4,069Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"20.71
FatordaVijai SardesaiIND10,37548.39Damodar (Damu) G. NaikBJP8,43639.35Independent}} ; color:black;"1,939Independent}} ; color:black;"9.04
MargaoDigambar KamatINC12,04154.36Mahatme RupeshBJP7,58934.26Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"4,452Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"20.10
BenaulimCaetano R. SilvaGVP9,69545.95Valanka AlemaoINC7,69436.47Goa Vikas Party}} ; color:white;"2,001Goa Vikas Party}} ; color:white;"9.48
NavelimAvertano FurtadoIND10,23154.48Churchill AlemaoINC8,08643.06Independent}} ; color:black;"2,145Independent}} ; color:black;"11.42
CuncolimSubhash Alias Rajan Kashinath NaikBJP7,73837.31Alemao JoaquimINC6,42530.98Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"1,313Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"6.33
VelimBenjamin SilvaIND13,16459.49Filipe Nery RodriguesINC8,23837.23Independent}} ; color:black;"4,926Independent}} ; color:black;"22.26
QuepemChandrakant KavlekarINC10,99444.22Prakash Shankar VelipIND4,62118.59Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"6,373Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"25.63
CurchoremNilesh CabralBJP14,29972.20Shyam Gopinath SatardekarINC5,50727.80Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"8,792Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"44.40
SanvordemGanesh Chandru GaonkarBJP10,58545.34Arjun Anil SalgaocarIND8,29435.53Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"2,291Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"9.81
SanguemSubhash Phal DesaiBJP7,45434.67Alemao YuriNCP6,97132.42Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"483Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"2.25
CanaconaRamesh Bombo TawadkarBJP14,32853.89Isidore Aleixinho FernandesINC11,62443.72Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"2,704Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"10.17

By-election

Shortly after the election, the Cortalim seat was opened for a by-election following the death of the incumbent, Matanhy Saldanha, as a result of a heart attack. His wife, Alina Saldanha, was originally scheduled to run against Raymond D’Sa of the INC and independent candidate Ramakant Borkar, though the latter two soon withdrew from the race and she was elected unopposed on 25 May. She was given her husband's ministerial portfolio as forest minister. She immediately said that she would not allow mining on forest land.

Analysis

The Daily Pioneer called this election "the first time that the BJP has stamped its success in so many of those constituencies that have a significant population of the minority community."

Notes

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Bypolls (2012-2017)

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election2711
21 May 2012CortalimJosé Matanhy de SaldanhaAlina Saldanha
13 February 2015PanajiManohar ParrikarSidharth Kuncalienker

References

References

  1. (June 11, 2012). "Alina Saldanha gets environment, forest portfolios".
  2. "Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India".
  3. (2008-06-12). "Goan identity erodes with onslaught of migrants". Merinews.com.
  4. "Congress promoting Family Raj: Willy".
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2012, to the Legislative Assembly of Goa". Election Commission of India.
  6. (2012-06-09). "Alina Saldanha Inducted in Goa Cabinet".
  7. (June 3, 2012). "Alina Saldanha to be inducted into Goa Cabinet on June 8".
  8. (June 8, 2012). "Alina Saldanha inducted into Goa cabinet". Business Standard India.
  9. (2013-04-11). "No forest land for mining: Alina Saldanha - Times Of India".
  10. (2012-03-07). "A myth is demolished".
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