1980 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election were held in the Indian Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in 1980, to elect 30 members to the Goa Legislative Assembly.[2] The Indian National Congress (Urs) won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote and Pratapsingh Rane was sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu[3]

1980 Goa legislative assembly election
1980
All 30 assembly constituencies of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pratapsingh Rane Shashikala Kakodkar
Party INC(U) MGP
Leader's seat Satari Bicholim
(lost)[1]
Seats before 0 15
Seats won 20 7
Seat change Increase 20 Decrease8
Chief Minister before election

Shashikala Kakodkar
MGP

 Elected Chief Minister

Pratapsingh Rane
INC(U)

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Indian National Congress (Urs)134,65138.3620New
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party127,71436.367–8
Janata Party14,4314.110–3
Indian National Congress12,3383.510–10
Janata Party (Secular)6,0451.720New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)1,0890.310New
Independents54,77315.603+1
Invalid/blank votes12,232–––
Total363,27310030+1
Registered voters/turnout522,65269.51––
Source: Election Commission of India

Winning candidates
No. Constituency Winner Party
1PernemDeu Mandrekar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
2MandremRamakant Khalap Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
3SiolimChodankar Chandrakant Uttom Independents
4CalanguteWilfred de Souza Indian National Congress (U)
5MapusaNevagi Shamsunder Jairam Indian National Congress (U)
6TivimDayanand Narvekar Indian National Congress (U)
7BicholimHarish Zantye Independents
8PaleNaik Vishnu Rama Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
9SattariPratapsingh Rane Indian National Congress (U)
10PanajiNaik Vishnu Anant Independents
11Santa CruzFernandes Michael Antonio Carminho Indian National Congress (U)
12Santo AndreTeotonio Pereira Indian National Congress (U)
13CumbarjuaChodankar Vinayak Dharma Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
14MarcaimGaonkar Babusso Sanvlo Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
15PondaAguiar Jolido Souza Indian National Congress (U)
16SirodaPrabhu Ramchandra Tukaram Indian National Congress (U)
17SanguemGurudas Naik Tari Indian National Congress (U)
18RivonaDessai Dilkush Fotu Indian National Congress (U)
19CanaconaGaonkar Vasu Paik Indian National Congress (U)
20QuepemVaikunth Desai Indian National Congress (U)
21CuncolimJose Mario Vaz Indian National Congress (U)
22BenaulimMonte D'Cruz Indian National Congress (U)
23NavelimLuizinho Faleiro Indian National Congress (U)
24MargaoAnanta Narcina Naik Indian National Congress (U)
25CurtorimFrancisco Sardinha Indian National Congress (U)
26CortalimFroilano Machado Indian National Congress (U)
27DabolimDourado Herculano Luis Indian National Congress (U)
28MarmagoaSheikh Hassan Haroon Indian National Congress (U)
29DamanTandel Narsinbhai Lallubhai Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
30DiuSolanki Somjibhai Bhikha Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

References
  1. "State Elections - Partywise Comparison for 7-Bicholim Constituency of Goa". eci.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa". Election Commission of India.
  3. "Chief Ministers of Goa". Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa. Archived from the original on 24 August 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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