2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election

{{Short description|Election in Indian state}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election | country = India | type = legislative | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election | previous_year = 1999 | next_election = 2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election | next_year = 2007 | election_date = 30 May 2002 | seats_for_election = All 40 seats in the Assembly | turnout = 68.75% ({{increase}} 3.75%) |image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The official photograph of the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=03}} | leader1 = Manohar Parrikar | leaders_seat1 = Panaji | party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party | seats1 = 17 | seat_change1 = {{increase}} 7 | image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Pratapsingh Rane.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=06}} | leader2 = Pratapsing Rane | leaders_seat2 = Poriem | party2 = Indian National Congress | seats2 = 16 | seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 5 | title = Chief Minister | posttitle = Chief Minister after election | before_election = Manohar Parrikar | before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party | after_election = Manohar Parrikar | after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party | majority_seats = 21 }}

Elections for the Indian state of Goa took place 2002.<ref>[https://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/member_past_list.php?srch_mode=QUERY&cmbassemblyid=4 Goa Vidhan Sabha]</ref><ref>[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3853-goa-2002/ Election Commission India]</ref>

== Parties contested== {|class="wikitable" |- ! No. ! Party ! Flag ! Symbol ! Leader !Seats contested |- |! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''1.''' | style="text-align:center| Indian National Congress |50px | 50px | style="text-align:center|Pratapsingh Rane | style="text-align:center|40 |- |! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''2.''' | style="text-align:center| Bharatiya Janata Party |50px |50px | style="text-align:center| Manohar Parrikar | style="text-align:center| 39 |- |! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}};color:white"|'''3.''' | style="text-align:center| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 50px  | 50px |style="text-align:center| Shashikala Kakodkar |style="text-align:center| 25 |- |! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}};color:white"|'''4.''' | style="text-align:center| Nationalist Congress Party | 50px | | style="text-align:center| Sharad Pawar | style="text-align:center| 20 |- |! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|United Goans Democratic Party}};color:white"|'''5.''' | style="text-align:center| United Goans Democratic Party |50px |50px |style="text-align:center| Churchill Alemao |style="text-align:center| 10 |}

==Results==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=10|File:India Goa Legislative Assembly 2002.svg |- ! align="center" | Rank ! align="center" | Party ! align="center" | Seats Contested ! align="center" | Seats Won |- style="background: #90EE90;" |1||align="left"|'''Bharatiya Janata Party'''||39||'''17''' |- |2||align="left"|'''Indian National Congress'''||40||'''16''' |-style="background: |- style="background: #90EE90;" |4||align="left"|'''United Goans Democratic Party'''||10||'''3''' |- style="background: #90EE90;" |3||align="left"|'''Maharashtrawadi Gomantak'''||25||'''2''' |-"background: #90EE90;" |5||align="left"|'''Nationalist Congress Party'''||20||'''1''' |-style="background: |6||align="left"|'''Independent'''||48||'''1''' |- | ||align="centre"|'''Total '''|| ||'''40''' |}

==Results by constituency== The following is the list of winning MLAs in the election.<ref>[http://www.elections.in/goa/assembly-constituencies/2002-election-results.html List of Successful Candidates in Goa Assembly Election in 2002]</ref> * Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency<ref>{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_se2002_GA.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007072027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_se2002_GA.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency !Turnout ! colspan="5" |Winner ! colspan="5" |Runner Up ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Margin |- ! #k ! Names !% ! Candidate ! colspan="2" | Party ! data-sort-type=number | Votes !% ! Candidate ! colspan="2" | Party ! data-sort-type=number | Votes !% |- |1||Mandrem||78.34%||Laxmikant Parsekar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||5,955||39.05%||Khalap Ramakant||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,047||33.1%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''908''' |- |2||Bicholim||78.27%||Rajesh Patnekar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,960||54.28%||Pandurang Raut||{{party name with color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}||6,400||38.77%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''2,560''' |- |3||Panaji||65.82%||Manohar Parrikar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||5,700||55.58%||Silimkhan Ramesh||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,408||42.98%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''1,292''' |- |4||Quepem||73.09%||Babu Kavlekar||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||8,913||47.04%||Prakash Velip||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||7,058||37.25%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,855''' |- |5||Curchorem||73.31%||Ramrao Dessai ||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||9,806||53.29%||Domnick Fernandes||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||8,027||43.62%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''1,779''' |- |6||Mormugao||54.52%||Vaz Giovanni Karl||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,635||30.91%||Sheikh Hassan Haroon||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||4,192||27.95%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''443''' |- |7||Pernem||77.06%||Deshprabhu Jitendra Raghuraj||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,778||48.27%||Dayanand Raghunath Sopate||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||4,449||31.68%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,329''' |- |8||Siolim||70.76%||Dayanand Mandrekar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||7,152||40.49%||Fernandes Francis Gregorio||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,245||29.69%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''1,907''' |- |9||Calangute||68.52%||Fernandes Agnelo||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||9,711||53.32%||Suresh Vishwanath Parulekar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||7,641||41.96%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,070''' |- |10||Mapusa||61.93%||Francis D'Souza||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,378||52.18%||Braganza Armindo Jose||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,271||39.06%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''2,107''' |- |11||Tivim||70.93%||Sadanand Shet Tanavade||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||6,961||38.38%||Nilkanth Ramnath Halarnkar||{{party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}||6,440||35.51%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''521''' |- |12||St. Cruz||64.16%||Victoria Fernandes||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,658||40.13%||Anil Roghuvir Hoble||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||6,618||39.89%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''40''' |- |13||St. Andre||70.49%||Francisco Silveira||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,982||44.6%||Pegado Carmo Rafael Andre Jose||{{party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}||4,196||26.8%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,786''' |- |14||Ponda||67.51%||Ravi Naik||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||10,745||50.29%||Naik Shripad Yasso||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||9,425||44.11%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,320''' |- |15||Siroda||78.28%||Subhash Shirodkar||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||9,738||51.92%||Prabhu Vishwanath Tukaram||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,603||45.87%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,135''' |- |16||Cuncolim||62.44%||Joaquim Alemao||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,426||44.48%||Arecio D'Souza||{{party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}||4,038||27.95%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,388''' |- |17||Curtorim||66.12%||Francisco Sardinha||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||8,907||56.37%||Lourenco Bruno Santos||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||6,056||38.33%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,851''' |- |18||Cumbarjua||67.84%||Pandurang Madkaikar||{{party name with color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}||6,546||37.58%||Nirmala P. Sawant||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,938||34.09%||style="background:{{party color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}"|'''608''' |- |19||Saligao||70.59%||Wilfred de Souza||{{party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}||4,263||28.69%||D' Mello Trejano Agricio||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,537||23.8%||style="background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"|'''726''' |- |20||Taleigao||67.07%||Atanasio Monserrate||{{party name with color|United Goans Democratic Party}}||7,237||42.31%||Zuwarkar Somnath Datta||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,976||29.09%||style="background:{{party color|United Goans Democratic Party}}"|'''2,261''' |- |21||Maem||71.88%||Harish Narayan Prabhu Zantye||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,430||48.22%||Prakash J. Fadte||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||4,474||33.55%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,956''' |- |22||Priol||75.16%||Vishwas Satarkar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,071||41.62%||Amonkar Shrikant Sagun||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,409||33.05%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''1,662''' |- |23||Poriem||77.11%||Pratapsingh Rane||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||9,126||55.78%||Santoba Krishnarao Dessai||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||6,557||40.08%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,569''' |- |24||Sanvordem||71.42%||Vinay Dinu Tendulkar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,195||48.3%||Salgaocar Anil Vassudeva||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||5,084||29.96%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''3,111''' |- |25||Dargalim||72.93%||Manohar Ajgaonkar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,467||74.08%||Dhargalkar Balkrishna Atmaram||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,705||23.67%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''5,762''' |- |26||Aldona||65.61%||Dayanand Narvekar||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||9,957||50.73%||Ulhas Asnodkar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||7,944||40.48%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,013''' |- |27||Pale||76.58%||Suresh Amonkar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,519||49.84%||Gawas Gurudas Prabhakar||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,965||40.75%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''1,554''' |- |28||Valpoi||77.04%||Narahari Haldankar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||6,137||49.54%||Venkatesh Desai||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,785||46.7%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''352''' |- |29||Marcaim||75.89%||Sudin Dhavalikar||{{party name with color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}||11,587||63.91%||Naik Santosh Mahanandu||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||3,737||20.61%||style="background:{{party color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}"|'''7,850''' |- |30||Vasco Da Gama||56.22%||Rajendra Arlekar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||5,605||35.6%||Jose Philip D'Souza||{{party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}||4,509||28.64%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''1,096''' |- |31||Cortalim||64.61%||Matanhy Saldanha||{{party name with color|United Goans Democratic Party}}||6,741||37.93%||Godinho Mauvin Heliodoro||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,891||33.15%||style="background:{{party color|United Goans Democratic Party}}"|'''850''' |- |32||Loutolim||66.75%||Aleixo Sequeira||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||8,873||62.88%||Gracias Radharao Socrates||{{party name with color|United Goans Democratic Party}}||4,119||29.19%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''4,754''' |- |33||Benaulim||67.56%||Mickky Pacheco||{{party name with color|United Goans Democratic Party}}||7,752||51.52%||Churchill Alemao||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,703||44.54%||style="background:{{party color|United Goans Democratic Party}}"|'''1,049''' |- |34||Fatorda||61.04%||Damodar (Damu) G. Naik||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||5,695||34.97%||Cardoz Luis Alex Florenci||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,107||31.36%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''588''' |- |35||Margao||55.05%||Digambar Kamat||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,525||65.37%||Chodankar Girish Raya||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,781||28.99%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''4,744''' |- |36||Navelim||58.7%||Luizinho Faleiro||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||10,245||59.5%||Raikar John Lourence||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||5,668||32.92%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''4,577''' |- |37||Velim||64.02%||Filipe Nery Rodrigues||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||8,664||67.35%||D'Silva Marcus Sebastiano||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,148||24.47%||style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|'''5,516''' |- |38||Sanguem||71.32%||Vasudev Gaonkar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||5,747||43.46%||Satyawan Bhadru Dessai||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,910||37.13%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''837''' |- |39||Canacona||78.62%||Vijay Anandrao Pai Khot||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||8,531||58.95%||Sanjay Bandekar||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,648||39.03%||style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|'''2,883''' |- |40||Poinguinim||77.66%||Isidore Fernandes||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,641||49.42%||Ramesh Tawadkar||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||3,773||33.05%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,868''' |}

== By Elections ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- !No. !Constituency !Winner ! colspan="2" |Party !Margin ! Remark |- |- | 1 || Benaulim || Mickky Pacheco | bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" | | Nationalist Congress Party || | Due to the resignation of Mickky Pacheco |- | 2 || Cumbarjua || Pandurang Madkaikar | bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | Indian National Congress || | Due to the resignation of Pandurang Madkaikar |- | 3 || Margao || Digambar Kamat | bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | Indian National Congress || | Due to the resignation of Digambar Kamat |- | 4 || Poinguinim || Isidore Fernandes | bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | Bharatiya Janata Party || | Due to resignation of Isidore Fernandes |- | 5 || Poinguinim || Ramesh Tawadkar | bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | Bharatiya Janata Party || | Due to resignation of Isidore Fernandes |- | 6 || Taleigao || Babush Monserrate | bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | Indian National Congress || | Due to resignation of Babush Monserrate |- |}

== Government formation ==

On 3 June 2002, Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first government in Goa under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar which lasted for 2 years and 244 days. Government fell due to Digambar Kamat fallout Bharatiya Janata Party.

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