Compared to 2017, the BJP has made gains in terms of the number of seats it has won: 13 in 2017 versus 20 in 2022. The Congress has lost seats, from 17 in 2017 to just 11 this time. The BJP’s vote share has also increased marginally, from 32 per cent in 2017 to 33.3 per cent in 2022, according to the Election Commission’s interim data. The Congress has also logged a near five per cent dip from its 2017 vote share of 28 per cent.
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, which made its poll debut in the state, has registered a vote share of over five per cent. The Aam Aadmi Party registered a vote share of a little over six per cent.
Panaji constituency, BJP leader Atanasio Monserrate defeated Utpal Parrikar by 716 votes. son of Manohar Parrikar, chose to contest the polls as an Independent candidate after he was not given the BJP ticket from the constituency.
While Atanasio Monserrate won 6,787 votes as per the Election Commission website, Utpal Parrikar got 6,071 votes.
On Thursday afternoon, ANI news agency quoted Atanasio Monserrate as saying that the BJP cadre worked for the Opposition candidate instead of him.
The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) reached the half-way mark in the 40-member Goa assembly- just one short away from a majority. Yet it is in a comfortable position to form a government but in coalition for the third consecutive term in the state. The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) has already announced its support to the BJP.
1 Aldona (Congress) Carlos Alvares Ferreira
2 Benaulim (AAP) Venzy Viegas
3 Bicholim (IND) Dr. Chandrakant Shetye
4 Calangute (Cong) Michael VCongent Lobo
5 Canacona (BJP) Ramesh Tawadkar
6 Cortalim (IND) Antonio Vas
7 Cumbarjua (Cong) Rajesh Faldessai
8 Cuncolim (Cong) Alemao YuriI
9 Curchorem (BJP) Nilesh Cabral
10 Curtorim (IND) Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco
11 Dabolim (BJP) Mauvin Heliodoro Godinho
12 Fatorda (GFP) Vijai Sardesai
13 Maem (BJP) Premendra Vishnu Shet
14 Mandrem (MAG) Jit Vinayak Arolkar
15 Mapusa (BJP) Joshua Peter De Souza
16 Marcaim (MAG) Ramkrishna Dhavalikar
17 Margao (Cong) Digambar Kamat
18 Mormugao (Cong) Sankalp Amonkar
19 Navelim (BJP) Ulhas Tuenkar
20 Nuvem (Cong) Aleixo Sequeira
21 Panaji (BJP) Atanasio Monserrate
22 Pernem (BJP) Pravin Prabhakar Arlekar
23 Ponda (BJP) Ravi Naik
24 Poriem (BJP) Deviya Vishwajit Rane
25 Porvorim (BJP) Rohan Khaunte
26 Priol (BJP) Govind Shepu Gaude
27 Quepem (Cong) Altone D’CostaI
28 Saligao (Cong) Kedar Jayprakash Naik
29 Sanguem (BJP) Subhash Uttam Phal Dessai
30 Sanquelim (BJP) Dr. Pramod Sawant
31 Sanvordem (BJP) Ganesh Gaonkar
32 Siolim (Cong) Delilah Michael Lobo
33 Siroda (BJP) Subhash Shirodkar
34 St. Andre (GP) Viresh Mukesh BorkarRv
35 St. Cruz (Cong) Rodolfo Louis Fernandes
36 Taleigao (BJP) Jennifer Monserrate
37 Tivim (BJP) Nilkanth Ramnath Halarnkar
38 Valpoi (BJP) Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane
39 Vasco-da-gama (BJP) Krishna V. Salkar
40 Velim (AAP) Cruz Silva