Bicholim Assembly constituency

Bicholim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Goa state in India.[2] Bicholim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency.

Bicholim
Constituency No. 3 for the Goa Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
LS constituencyNorth Goa
Total electors28,231[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
8th Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndependent

It is part of North Goa district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year Member Party
1963 Kusumakar Kaskade[3] Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1967 Chopdenkar Dattaram[4]
1972[5] Shashikala Kakodkar
1977[6]
1980[7] Harish Zantye Independent
1984[8] Indian National Congress
1989 Pandurang Raut[9] Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1994 Pandurang Bhatale[10] Indian National Congress
1999[11] Pandurang Raut Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
2002[12] Rajesh Patnekar Bharatiya Janata Party
2007[13]
2012 Naresh Sawal Independent
2017 Rajesh Patnekar[14] Bharatiya Janata Party
2022 Dr. Chandrakant Shetye Independent

Election results

2022
2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election: Bicholim[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dr. Chandrakant Shetye 9608 37.12 +37.12
MGP Naresh Sawal 9290 35.89
BJP Rajesh Patnekar 5141 19.86
INC Meghashyam Raut 913 3.53
RGP Anish Naik 593 2.29
NOTA None of the Above 341 1.32
Majority
Turnout 87.84 -2.12
Registered electors 28231
Independent gain from BJP Swing
  •  : AAP is supporting the independent candidate Chandrakant Setye.[15]

2017 result
2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election: Bicholim[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajesh Patnekar 10,654 45.71 +19.94
MGP Naresh Sawal 9,988 42.31 N/A
INC Manohar Shirodkar 1,761 7.45 -23.66
AAP Sainath Patekar 358 1.51 N/A
Goa Praja Party Pandurang Raut 324 1.37 N/A
NOTA None of the above 221 0.93 N/A
Majority 666 3.40 -5.17
Turnout 23,352 89.78 +1.92
Registered electors 25,958
BJP gain from Independent Swing +19.94

2012 result
2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election: Bicholim[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Naresh Sawal 8,331 39.68
INC Rajesh Patnekar 6,532 31.11
BJP Manohar Shirodkar 5,411 25.77
Goa Praja Party Pandurang Raut 720 3.43
Majority 1,799 8.57
Turnout 21,037 88.04
Registered electors 23,894
Independent gain from BJP Swing

References
  1. "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. pp. 110–114. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. "Assembly Election - 1963" (PDF). Chief Election Commissioner of Goa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. "Goa General Legislative Election 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. "Goa General Legislative Election 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. "Goa General Legislative Election 1977". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. "Goa General Legislative Election 1980". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. "Goa General Legislative Election 1984". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. "Goa General Legislative Election 1989". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. "Goa General Legislative Election 1994". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  11. "Goa General Legislative Election 1999". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. "Goa General Legislative Election 2002". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. "Goa General Legislative Election 2007". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  14. "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. "Goa Assembly Election 2022: Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  16. "Goa General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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