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]
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All 30 seats in the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 586,657 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 71.86% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 160,944 | 39.48 | 18 | +18 | |
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 86,100 | 21.12 | 8 | +1 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,915 | 1.21 | 0 | New | |
| Janata Party | 3,013 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India | 1,554 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 756 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 150,424 | 36.90 | 4 | +1 | |
| Total | 407,706 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 407,706 | 96.72 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,844 | 3.28 | |||
| Total votes | 421,550 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 586,657 | 71.86 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Elected Members
edit| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) |
Member | Party | |
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| 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
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chief Ministers of Goa". Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa. Archived from the original on 24 August 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Poddar, Prem (2 July 2008). Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires. Edinburgh University Press. p. 454. ISBN 9780748630271.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1984 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "The Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1987". 6 May 1987. Retrieved 3 December 2021.