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Assembly constituency 3 · Goa

Bicholim is assembly constituency number 3 in Goa, in North Goa district, and one of the segments of the North Goa Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Dr. Chandrakant Shetye of the Independent won with 37.1% of the vote, 318 votes ahead of Naresh Rajaram Sawal (MAG).

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Bicholim · 2022AC 3
  1. 01
    Dr. Chandrakant Shetye
    Independent
    9,608
    37.12%
  2. 02
    Naresh Rajaram Sawal
    MAG
    9,290
    35.89%
  3. 03
    Rajesh Tulshidas Patnekar
    BJP
    5,141
    19.86%
  4. 04
    Meghashyam Vaman Raut
    INC
    913
    3.53%
  5. 05
    Anish Avinash Naik
    RVLTGONP
    593
    2.29%
  6. NOTA · 341 (1.32%)

Margin 318 votes · 1.23% of valid votes

28,231
Registered electors
2022 election
91.9%
Turnout
+1.9 pts vs 2017
318
Victory margin
1.2% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 25,886 valid votes, NOTA included.

Bicholim 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Chandrakant ShetyeMale · 50 yrsIndependent9,608
37.12%
2Naresh Rajaram SawalMale · 56 yrsMAG9,290
35.89%
3Rajesh Tulshidas PatnekarMale · 58 yrsBJP5,141
19.86%
4Meghashyam Vaman RautMale · 47 yrsINC913
3.53%
5Anish Avinash NaikMale · 31 yrsRVLTGONP593
2.29%
—NOTANOTA341
1.32%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, IND in 2022.

0%10%20%30%40%50%201220172022MAG 35.9%BJP 19.9%INC 3.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Dr. Chandrakant ShetyeIndependent · 37.1% · margin 318Turnout91.9%
2017Rajesh PatnekarBJP · 45.7% · margin 666Turnout90.0%
2012Naresh Rajaram SawalIndependent · 39.7% · margin 1,799Turnout88.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Bicholim result 2017

Bicholim 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajesh PatnekarBJP10,654
45.71%
2Naresh SawalMAG9,988
42.86%
3Manohar Pandurang ShirodkarINC1,761
7.56%
4Sainath PatekarAAP358
1.54%
5Raut Pandurang DattaramGOPRP324
1.39%
—NOTANOTA221
0.95%

Bicholim result 2012

Bicholim 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Naresh Rajaram SawalIndependent8,331
39.68%
2Rajesh T. PatnekarINC6,532
31.11%
3Manohar Pandurang ShirodkarBJP5,411
25.77%
4Pandurang Dattaram RautTMC720
3.43%
Map

Bicholim outlined in orange among the other Goa seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in North Goa district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCMAGAAPGFPTMCOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Bicholim is one of the assembly segments of North Goa. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading North Goa candidates.

  • Shripad Yesso NaikBJP15,523 65.8%
  • Ramakant KhalapINC5,794 24.5%
  • Tukaram Bharat ParabRVLTGONP1,953 8.3%
  • Milan R VaingankarBSP106 0.4%
  • Mr Sakharam NaikAKBRPRVP83 0.4%

In the assembly election IND won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 9,729 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bicholim.

Who won the Bicholim assembly seat in 2022?

Dr. Chandrakant Shetye of the Independent (IND) won Bicholim in the 2022 Goa assembly election with 9,608 votes, which was 37.12% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Bicholim?

The margin was 318 votes (1.23% of valid votes). The runner-up was Naresh Rajaram Sawal of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak with 9,290 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Bicholim in 2022?

Turnout was 91.87%: 25,936 of 28,231 registered electors voted, across 43 polling stations. That is 1.9 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bicholim part of?

Bicholim is an assembly segment of the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency in Goa. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shripad Yesso Naik got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Bicholim a reserved constituency?

No. Bicholim is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Bicholim?

The Goa assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Goa assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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