Goa election results 2017: Congress takes lead over BJP
The Congress, the BJP and the AAP ran the most high-octane campaigns, along with regional parties like Goa Forward and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, which contested in alliance with Shiv Sena and the Goa Suraksha Manch, mentored by former state RSS chief Subhash Velingkar.
For the 40 assembly seats, the BJP had fielded candidates in 36, the AAP in 39, the Congress in 37, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) in 25 and the NCP also in 37 seats.
The main fight for the 40-member assembly, which went to polls on February 4 and recorded an impressive turnout of 83 per cent, is between the BJP and the Congress.
Latest Trends: Congress now leading on 17 , BJP leading on 14, Others 7
• Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar (BJP) loses to Congress' Dayanand Sopte in Mandrem constituency.
• Dy CM Francis D'Souza wins from Mapusa
• Former Goa CM Digambar Kamat of the Congress wins from Margao.
• Former Goa CM and Congress leader Pratapsingh Rane wins from Poriem constituency.
• Goa has come out on the top when it comes to voters pressing the NOTA button in the latest around of assembly polls, closely followed by Uttarakhand.
• In Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP was headed for a landslide victory, the percentage of voters who opted for NOTA was 0.9 per cent.
Read Also: Digambar Kamat credits party workers for win
• The figure stood at 0.7 per cent in Punjab while around 0.5 per cent of the people who exercised their voting right in Manipur chose NOTA.
• While more than 4,800 candidates were in the fray in UP, Goa saw over 250 contestants. More than 600 people contested in Uttarakhand and over 1,100 in Punjab. Nearly 100 persons stood for the election in Manipur.
For the 40 assembly seats, the BJP had fielded candidates in 36, the AAP in 39, the Congress in 37, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) in 25 and the NCP also in 37 seats.
The main fight for the 40-member assembly, which went to polls on February 4 and recorded an impressive turnout of 83 per cent, is between the BJP and the Congress.
Latest Trends: Congress now leading on 17 , BJP leading on 14, Others 7
• Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar (BJP) loses to Congress' Dayanand Sopte in Mandrem constituency.
• Dy CM Francis D'Souza wins from Mapusa
| Alliance | BJP | Congress | AAP | Others |
| Leads | 14 | 17 | 7 | |
| Wins | ||||
| Total | 14 | 17 | 7 |
• Former Goa CM Digambar Kamat of the Congress wins from Margao.
• Former Goa CM and Congress leader Pratapsingh Rane wins from Poriem constituency.
• Goa has come out on the top when it comes to voters pressing the NOTA button in the latest around of assembly polls, closely followed by Uttarakhand.
• In Goa, 1.2 per cent of the people voted for NOTA (None of the Above), followed by 1 per cent in Uttarakhand, data available with the Election Commission of India showed.People accepted politics of performance; this historic mandate will take the country to new direction: Amit Shah on #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/5Bpk3bhqeF
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017
• In Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP was headed for a landslide victory, the percentage of voters who opted for NOTA was 0.9 per cent.
Read Also: Digambar Kamat credits party workers for win
• The figure stood at 0.7 per cent in Punjab while around 0.5 per cent of the people who exercised their voting right in Manipur chose NOTA.
• While more than 4,800 candidates were in the fray in UP, Goa saw over 250 contestants. More than 600 people contested in Uttarakhand and over 1,100 in Punjab. Nearly 100 persons stood for the election in Manipur.
More from Goa Election
- Mamata congratulates winners, tells losers not to lose heart
- Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar loses Mandrem seat to Congress
- Goa Results: Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza retains Mapusa assembly seat
- Goa Election Results: CM Laxmikant Parsekar loses; close contest between Congress, BJP
- Who will win Goa, will Manohar Parrikar return as CM?
