Election in Goa

Goa is the smallest state when it comes to its area but is the most richest state when it comes to economy. It has been inhabited by a large number of Europeans in the past and many of them have settled in Goa. Elections will be held in Goa on 17th April, 2014.

 

Goa (Zila Panchayat) Election Results 2015

 

Goa Zila Panchayat	Candidate Name	Party	Status
Latabaracem	Sanjay Shetye	Independent	Won
Raia	Fatima Gaoankar	GVP	Won
Siolim	Sanisha Tulaskar	BJP	Won
ST Cruz	Savana Araujo	Independent	Won
Sancaole	Gilbert Mariano	Independent	Won
Colavale	Govind Kolbal	BJP	Won
Davorlim	Ulhas Tuekar	BJP	Won
USGao	Dyaneshwar Naik	Independent	Won (supported by Vishwajit Rane)
Xeldem	Perpetual Fernandes	BJP	Won
Nuvem	Wilfred D’SA	Independent	Leading
Betki Khandola	Babita Gaonkar	MGP	Won
Chimbel	Sandip Vernakar	MGP	Won
Karapur Sarvan	Ankita Navelkar	BJP	Won
Taleigao	Sydney Baretto	Independent	Won
Sanguem	Navnath Naik	BJP	Won
Aldona	Gokuldas Halankar	BJP	Won
Colva	Nelly Rodriguese	GVP	Won
Cortalim	Antonio Vas	Independent	Leading
Khola	Shanu Velip	Independent	Won
Arambol	Arun Bankar	BJP	Won
Morjim	Shrimati Shridhar Manjrekar	N.A	Leading
Barcem	Rajesh Gaonker	Independent	Leading
Guirdolim	Menakshi Gaonkar	Independent	Won
Sirsai	Deeksha Kanolkar	BJP	Won
Sanvordem	Suvarna Tendulkar	BJP	Won

 

By-Election Goa Results 2015

 

Constituency	Winner	Party	Votes	Runnerup	Party	Votes
Panaji	Sidharth Sripad Kuncalienker	BJP	9989	Furtado Surendra	INC	4621

 

Goa General Elections – 2014

Here is the table showing the schedule of different activities that will be carried out during the election process.

Phase 4
No of PCs going to poll 2	(PC no. 1 to 2)
Issue of Notification	19 Mar 14 (Wed)
Last Date for filing Nominations	26 Mar 14 (Wed)
Scrutiny of Nominations	27 Mar 14 (Thu)
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature	29 Mar 14 (Sat)
Date of Poll	12 Apr 14 (Sat)
Counting of Votes	16 May 14 (Fri)
Date before which the election shall be	28 May 14 (Wed)

The two major political parties in Goa are Bharatiya Janta Party and Indian National Congress.

List of Chief Ministers of Goa

Sl.No.	Name of Chief Ministers	From	To	Party
1	Laxmikant Parsekar	Nov 8, 2014	Present	BJP
2	Manohar Parrikar	Mar 9, 2012	Nov 8, 2014	BJP
3	Digambar Kamat	Jun 8, 2007	Mar 9, 2012	INC
4	Pratapsing Rane	Jun 7, 2005	Jun 8, 2007	INC
5	President’s rule	Mar 4, 2005	Jun 7, 2005
6	Pratapsing Rane	Feb 2, 2005	Mar 4, 2005	INC
7	Manohar Parrikar	Oct 24, 2000	Feb 2, 2005	BJP
8	Francisco Sardinha	Nov 24, 1999	Oct 24, 2000	Goa People’s Congress
9	Luizinho Faleiro	Jun 9, 1999	Nov 24, 1999	INC
10	President’s rule	Feb 9, 1999	Jun 9, 1999
11	Luizinho Faleiro	Nov 26, 1998	Feb 9, 1999	INC
12	Dr Wilfred de Souza	Jul 30, 1998	Nov 26, 1998	Goa Rajiv Congress
13	Pratapsing Rane	Dec 16, 1994	Jul 30, 1998	INC
14	Dr Wilfred de Souza	Apr 8, 1994	Dec 16, 1994	INC
15	Ravi S. Naik	Apr 2, 1994	Apr 8, 1994	INC
16	Dr Wilfred de Souza	May 18, 1993	Apr 2, 1994	INC
17	Ravi S. Naik	Jan 25, 1991	May 18, 1993	INC
18	President’s rule	Dec 14, 1990	Jan 25, 1991
19	Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa	Apr 14, 1990	Dec 14, 1990	Progressive Democratic Front
20	Churchill Alemao	Mar 27, 1990	Apr 14, 1990	Progressive Democratic Front
21	Pratapsingh Rane	Jan 16, 1980	Mar 27, 1990	(INC)(U)
22	President’s rule	Apr 27, 1979	Jan 16, 1980
23	Shashikala Kakodkar	Aug 12, 1973	Apr 27, 1979	MGP
24	Dayanand Bandodkar	Apr 5, 1967	Aug 12, 1973	MGP
25	President’s rule	Dec 2, 1966	Apr 5, 1967
26	Dayanand Bandodkar	Dec 20, 1963	Dec 2, 1966	MGP

List of Governors of Goa

S.No.	Governor of Name	From	To
1	Mridula Sinha	August 26, 2014	Present
2	Smt. Margaret Alva	Jul 12th, 2014 (temporary charge)	August 26, 2014
3	Bharat Vir Wanchoo	May 4, 2012	Jul 04, 2014 (Resigned)
4	Kateekal Sankaranarayanan	August 27, 2011	May 3, 2012
5	Shivinder Singh Sidhu	July 22, 2008	August 26, 2011
6	S. C. Jamir	July 17, 2004	July 21, 2008
7	Mohammed Fazal	July 3, 2004	July 16, 2004
8	Kidar Nath Sahani	October 26, 2002	July 2, 2004
9	Mohammed Fazal	November 26, 1999	October 25, 2002
10	J. F. R. Jacob	April 19, 1998	November 26, 1999
11	T. R. Satish Chandran	January 16, 1998	April 18, 1998
12	P.C. Alexander	July 19, 1996	January 15, 1998
13	Romesh Bhandari	June 16, 1995	July 18, 1996
14	Gopala Ramanujam	August 4, 1994	June 15, 1995
15	B. Rachaiah	April 4, 1994	August 3, 1994
16	Bhanu Prakash Singh	March 18, 1991	April 3, 1994
17	Khurshed Alam Khan	July 18, 1989	March 17, 1991
18	Gopal Singh	May 30, 1987	July 17, 1989
19	Gopal Singh	September 24, 1984	May 29, 1987
20	I H Latif	July 4, 1984	September 23, 1984
21	K. T. Satarawala	February 24, 1983	July 3, 1984
22	I H Latif	August 30, 1982	February 23, 1983
23	Jagmohan	March 31, 1981	August 29, 1982
24	P. S. Gill	November 16, 1977	March 30, 1981
25	S. K. Banerji	November 16, 1972	November 15, 1977
26	Nakul Sen	April 18, 1967	November 15, 1972
27	K. R. Damle	February 24, 1965	April 17, 1967
28	Hari Sharma	December 12, 1964	February 23, 1965
29	M. R. Sachdev	September 2, 1963	December 8, 1964
30	T. Sivasankar	June 7, 1962	September 1, 1963
31	Maj Gen K. P. Candeth (Military Governor)	December 19, 1961	June 6, 1962

 

Cabinet Minister’s of Goa

Ministries	Name of Minsiter
Chief Minister of Goa, Home, Personnel, Finance, General Administration, Vigilance, Education	Shri Laxmikant Parsekar
Urban Development, Revenue, Craftsmen Training, Information Technology, N.R.I Affairs	Shri Francis Dsouza
PWD, Transport, River Navigation, Non Conventional Energy	Shri Ramkrishna alias Sudin Dhavalikar
Health, Panchayati Raj and Community Development, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Service	eat vacant as Laxmikant Parsekar who previously held this post has been made the new CM of Goa
Water Resources, Civil Supplies and Price Control, Art & Culture, Archaeology	Shri Dayanand Mandrekar
Sports and Youth Affairs, Tribal Welfare, Archives	Shri Ramesh Tawadkar
Industries, Social Welfare, Legal Metrology, Handicrafts, Textile and Coir	Shri Mahadev Naik
Tourism, Women & Child Development, Protocol	Shri Dilip Parulekar
Power including State Electrical Inspectorate, Housing, Information and Publicity, Printing & Stationary	Shri Milind Naik
Co-operation, Factories & Boilers, Craftsmen Training	Shri Pandurang Alias Deepak Dhavalikar
Labour & Employment, Fisheries, Rural Development	Shri Avertano Furtado
Musuem, Environment, Forest	Smt. Alina Saldanha