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Assembly constituency 40 · Goa

Canacona is assembly constituency number 40 in Goa, in South Goa district, and one of the segments of the South Goa Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Ramesh Tawadkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 31.1% of the vote, 3,051 votes ahead of Isidore Aleixinho Fernandes (IND).

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Canacona · 2022AC 40
  1. 01
    Ramesh Tawadkar
    BJP
    9,063
    31.11%
  2. 02
    Isidore Aleixinho Fernandes
    Independent
    6,012
    20.64%
  3. 03
    Janardhan Bhandari
    INC
    5,351
    18.37%
  4. 04
    Vijay Pai Khot
    Independent
    4,791
    16.45%
  5. 05
    Prashant Suresh Pagi
    RVLTGONP
    1,599
    5.49%
  6. 3 other candidates · 2,020 votesNOTA · 296 (1.02%)

Margin 3,051 votes · 10.47% of valid votes

34,246
Registered electors
2022 election
85.5%
Turnout
-0.3 pts vs 2017
3,051
Victory margin
10.5% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 29,132 valid votes, NOTA included.

Canacona 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ramesh TawadkarMale · 53 yrs · STBJP9,063
31.11%
2Isidore Aleixinho FernandesMale · 70 yrsIndependent6,012
20.64%
3Janardhan BhandariMale · 47 yrsINC5,351
18.37%
4Vijay Pai KhotMale · 60 yrsIndependent4,791
16.45%
5Prashant Suresh PagiMale · 48 yrsRVLTGONP1,599
5.49%
6Mahadev DessaiMale · 45 yrsTMC1,066
3.66%
7Anoop Balkrishna KudtarkarMale · 35 yrsAAP835
2.87%
—NOTANOTA296
1.02%
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8Kanay PagiMale · 38 yrsIndependent119
0.41%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%201220172022BJP 31.1%INC 18.4%TMC 3.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Ramesh TawadkarBJP · 31.1% · margin 3,051Turnout85.5%
2017Isidore Aleixinho FernandesINC · 38.1% · margin 2,108Turnout85.8%
2012Ramesh Bombo TawadkarBJP · 53.9% · margin 2,704Turnout83.6%

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

Canacona result 2017

Canacona 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Isidore Aleixinho FernandesINC10,853
38.10%
2Vijay Pai KhotBJP8,745
30.70%
3Ramesh TawadkarIndependent7,739
27.16%
4Sandesh TelekarAAP452
1.59%
5Gourish BandekarMAG398
1.40%
—NOTANOTA302
1.06%

Canacona result 2012

Canacona 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ramesh Bombo TawadkarBJP14,328
53.89%
2Isidore Aleixinho FernandesINC11,624
43.72%
3Sapnesh DesaiTMC637
2.40%
Map

Canacona 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 South Goa district

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

BJPINCMAGAAPGFPTMCOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Pallavi Shrinivas DempoBJP16,318 60.9%
  • Captain Viriato FernandesINC9,134 34.1%
  • Rubert PereiraRVLTGONP936 3.5%
  • Deepkumar D MapariIndependent155 0.6%
  • Dr Sweta GaonkarBSP111 0.4%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 7,184 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Canacona assembly seat in 2022?

Ramesh Tawadkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Canacona in the 2022 Goa assembly election with 9,063 votes, which was 31.11% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Canacona?

The margin was 3,051 votes (10.47% of valid votes). The runner-up was Isidore Aleixinho Fernandes of the Independent with 6,012 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Canacona in 2022?

Turnout was 85.49%: 29,277 of 34,246 registered electors voted, across 59 polling stations. That is 0.3 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Canacona part of?

Canacona is an assembly segment of the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency in Goa. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Pallavi Shrinivas Dempo got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Canacona a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Canacona?

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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