1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly were held in December 1984, to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Goa, Daman and Diu, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Pratapsingh Rane was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu.[1]

1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

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All 30 seats in the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered586,657
Turnout71.86%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pratapsingh Rane Ramakant Khalap
Party INC MGP
Leader's seat Sattari Mandrem
Seats before 0 7
Seats won 18 8
Seat change Increase18 Increase1
Popular vote 39.48% 21.12%

CM before election

Pratapsingh Rane
INC

Elected CM

Pratapsingh Rane
INC

Goa, Daman and Diu within India

After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 by the Delimitation Commission of India, the legislative assembly had 30 constituencies.[2] Halfway through the term, on 30 May 1987, the union territory was split, and Goa was made India's twenty-fifth state, with Daman and Diu remaining a union territory.[3]

Result

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress160,94439.4818+18
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party86,10021.128+1
Bharatiya Janata Party4,9151.210New
Janata Party3,0130.7400
Communist Party of India1,5540.380New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)7560.1900
Independents150,42436.904+1
Total407,706100.00300
Valid votes407,70696.72
Invalid/blank votes13,8443.28
Total votes421,550100.00
Registered voters/turnout586,65771.86
Source: ECI[4]

Elected Members

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Constituency Reserved for
(SC/None)
Member Party
Pernem SC Bandekar Shambhu Bhavti Indian National Congress
Mandrem None Ramakant Khalap Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Siolim None Naik Ashok Tukaram Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Calangute None Malik Shrikant Keshav Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Mapusa None Diucar Chandreshkar Sihivram Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Tivim None Narvekar Dayanand Ganesh Indian National Congress
Bicholim None Prabhu Zantye Harish Narayan Indian National Congress
Pale None Verenkar Chandrakant Vishwanath Indian National Congress
Satari None Pratapsingh Rane Indian National Congress
Panaji None Gonsalves Joao Baptista Florino Indian National Congress
Santa Cruz None Branco Freancisco Afonso Independent
Chum Barjua None Jhalmi Kashinath Govind Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Santo Andre None Concolinkar Sripad Laxmian Indian National Congress
Marcaim None Gaunkar Babusso Sanvlo Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Ponda None Naik Ravi Sitaram Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Siroda None Shirodker Subhash Ankush Indian National Congress
Sanguem None Naik Pandu Vassu Indian National Congress
Rivona None Velip Prakash Shankar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Canacona None Gaonkar Vassu Paik Indian National Congress
Quepem None Voikunt Dessai Indian National Congress
Cuncolim None Fernandes Manu Indian National Congress
Benaulim None Cruz Francisco Monte Piedade Indian National Congress
Navelim None Faleiro Luizinho Independent
Margao None Bhembre Uday Laxmikant Independent
Curtorim None Sardinha Francisco Caetano Indian National Congress
Cortalim None Barbosa Luis Proto Indian National Congress
Dabolim None D'souza Simon Peter Indian National Congress
Mormugao None Shaikh Hassan Haroon Indian National Congress
Daman None Prabhakar Jivanbhai Somabhai Independent
Diu None Solanki Shamjibhai Bhikha Indian National Congress

Later events

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In May 1987, the Government of India split the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu into the new state of Goa and the union territory of Daman and Diu by The Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1987.[5] The new Goa Legislative Assembly was assigned 40 seats from the next election, in 1989.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chief Ministers of Goa". Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa. Archived from the original on 24 August 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ Poddar, Prem (2 July 2008). Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires. Edinburgh University Press. p. 454. ISBN 9780748630271.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1984 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ "The Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1987". 6 May 1987. Retrieved 3 December 2021.