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Goa legislative assembly election, 1999
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All 40 seats in the Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Luizinho Faleiro Manohar Parrikar
Party INC BJP
Leader's seat Navelim Panaji
Seats won 21 10
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 6
Chief Minister before election

Luizinho Faleiro
INC

Chief Minister after election

Luizinho Faleiro
INC

Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place in June 1999.

Results

Rank Party Seats Contested Seats Won
1 Indian National Congress 40 21
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 39 10
3 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 17 4
4 United Goans Democratic Party 11 2
5 Goa Rajiv Congress Party 14 2
6 Independent 49 1
Total 40

Results by constituency

The following is the list of winning MLAs in the election.

No. Constituency Winner Party Margin Remark
1 Mandrem Ramakant Khalap Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 1,182
2 Pernem Jitendra Deshprabhu Indian National Congress 1,166
3 Dargalim Manohar Ajgaonkar Indian National Congress 1,096
4 Tivim Dayanand Narvekar Indian National Congress 2,656
5 Mapusa Francis D'Souza Goa Rajiv Congress Party 1,575
6 Siolim Dayanand Mandrekar Bharatiya Janata Party 792
7 Calangute Suresh Parulekar United Goans Democratic Party 749
8 Saligao Wilfred de Souza Goa Rajiv Congress Party 464
9 Aldona Ulhas Asnodkar Bharatiya Janata Party 3,849
10 Panaji Manohar Parrikar Bharatiya Janata Party 2,749
11 Taleigao Somanth Juwarkar Indian National Congress 1,827
12 Santa Cruz Victoria Fernandes Indian National Congress 5,387
13 St. Andre Francisco Silveira Indian National Congress 2,704
14 Cumbarjua Nirmala Sawant Indian National Congress 850
15 Bicholim Pandurang Raut Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 90
16 Maem Prakash Fadte Bharatiya Janata Party 838
17 Pale Suresh Amonkar Bharatiya Janata Party 2,351
18 Poriem Pratapsing Rane Indian National Congress 4,458
19 Valpoi Venkatesh Desai Indian National Congress 854
20 Ponda Ravi Naik Indian National Congress 4,036
21 Priol Vishwas Satarkar Bharatiya Janata Party 1,970
22 Marcaim Ramkrishna 'Sudin' Dhavalikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 694
23 Shiroda Subhash Shirodkar Indian National Congress 3,209
24 Mormugao Sheikh Hassan Haroon Indian National Congress 1,023
25 Vasco Da Gama Jose Philip D'Souza United Goans Democratic Party 1,508
26 Cortalim Mauvin Godinho Indian National Congress 1,101
27 Loutolim Aleixo Sequeira Indian National Congress Unopposed
28 Benaulim Churchill Alemao Indian National Congress 4,837
29 Fatorda Luis Cardozo Indian National Congress 2,743
30 Margao Digambar Kamat Bharatiya Janata Party 3,277
31 Curtorim Francisco Sardinha Indian National Congress 9,550
32 Navelim Luizinho Faleiro Indian National Congress 9,761
33 Velim Filipe Nery Rodrigues Indian National Congress 5,272
34 Cuncolim Arecio D'Souza Indian National Congress 2,214
35 Sanvordem Vinay Tendulkar Bharatiya Janata Party 676
36 Sanguem Prabhakar Gaonkar Bharatiya Janata Party 787
37 Curchorem Adv. Ramrao Desai Bharatiya Janata Party 369
38 Quepem Prakash Velip Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 369
39 Canacona Sanjay Bandekar Indian National Congress 171
40 Poinguinim Isidore Fernandes Independent 1,659

Government formation

Indian National Congress formed the government under the leadership of Luizinho Faleiro which lasted for 169 days. Francisco Sardinha broke the Indian National Congress and formed the government with the help of Bharatiya Janata Party which lasted for 334 days.

On 24 October 2000, Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first government in Goa under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar which lasted for 1 year and 223 days before the next elections were called off.

References

  1. "Goa polls become prestige issue as curtain-raiser to LS elections". The Times of India. 28 May 1999. ProQuest 741844291. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. Goa Vidhan Sabha
  3. Election Commission India
  4. List of Successful Candidates in Goa Assembly Election in 1999
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