1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1972 was held in Indian Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in 1972, to elect 30 members to the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly.[1]

1972 Goa legislative assembly election
1972
All 30 assembly constituencies
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party
 
Leader Dayanand Bandodkar
Party MGP
Leader's seat Marcaim
Seats before 16
Seats won 18
Seat change Increase 2
Chief Minister before election

Dayanand Bandodkar
MGP

 Elected Chief Minister

Dayanand Bandodkar
MGP

Results
Summary of results of the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1972[1]
Political Party
 Seats contested
 Seats won
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
 Seat change
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party2318116,85538.30%Increase 2
United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)261099,15632.50%Decrease 2
Indian National Congress19141,61213.64%Increase 1
Independents36128,8749.64%Decrease 1
Total13830305,077

Winning candidates
No. Constituency Winner Party
1PernemJaisingrao Rane Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
2MandremDayanand Bandodkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
3SiolimChodankar Chandrakant Uttom Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
4CalanguteJagdish Bhujang Rao United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
5AldonaSouza Silverio Jose United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
6MapusaPancar Raghuvir Shanu Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
7TivimAchrekar Punaji Pandurang Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
8BicholimShashikala Kakodkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
9PaleA. K. S. Usgaonkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
10SatariPratapsingh Rane Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
11PanajiNaik Babana Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
12Santa CruzJack Sequeira United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
13Santo AndreTeotonio Pereira United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
14Sant EstevamChodankar Vinayak Dharma Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
15MarcaimBandodkar Krishna Raghu Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
16PondaRhoidas H. Naik Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
17SirodaJayakrishna Putu Naik Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
18SanguemVasudev Morajkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
19CanaconaGanba Desai Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
20QuepemDhulo Kuttikar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
21CurchoremPrabhu Dessai Anil Hari Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
22CuncolimRoque Santana Fernandes United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
23BenaulimVasudeo Narayan Sarmalkar United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
24NavelimLeo Velho Mauricio United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
25MargaoAnanta Narcina Naik United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
26CurtorimEduardo Faleiro United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
27CortalimLuis Proto Barbosa United Goans Party (Sequeira Group)
28MarmagoaJoshi Vassant Subraya Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
29DamanH. Vallabhabhai Tendel Indian National Congress
30DiuNarayan Fugro Independents

By Elections
No. Constituency Winner Party
1MandremRamakant Khalap Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
2BenaulimWilfred de Souza United Goans Party (Sequeira group)

References
  1. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1971 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA DAMAN & DIU" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
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