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Assembly constituency 31 · Goa

Margao is assembly constituency number 31 in Goa, in South Goa district, and one of the segments of the South Goa Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Digambar Kamat of the Indian National Congress won with 60.4% of the vote, 7,794 votes ahead of Ajgaonkar Manohar (babu) (BJP).

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Margao · 2022AC 31
  1. 01
    Digambar Kamat
    INC
    13,674
    60.42%
  2. 02
    Ajgaonkar Manohar (babu)
    BJP
    5,880
    25.98%
  3. 03
    Lincoln Anthony Vaz
    AAP
    1,173
    5.18%
  4. 04
    Mahesh Amonkar
    TMC
    923
    4.08%
  5. 05
    Shashiraj Subha Naik Shirodkar
    RVLTGONP
    722
    3.19%
  6. NOTA · 261 (1.15%)

Margin 7,794 votes · 34.44% of valid votes

29,508
Registered electors
2022 election
77.0%
Turnout
-1.6 pts vs 2017
7,794
Victory margin
34.4% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 22,633 valid votes, NOTA included.

Margao 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Digambar KamatMale · 67 yrsINC13,674
60.42%
2Ajgaonkar Manohar (babu)Male · 67 yrsBJP5,880
25.98%
3Lincoln Anthony VazMale · 46 yrsAAP1,173
5.18%
4Mahesh AmonkarMale · 52 yrsTMC923
4.08%
5Shashiraj Subha Naik ShirodkarMale · 59 yrsRVLTGONP722
3.19%
—NOTANOTA261
1.15%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%201220172022INC 60.4%BJP 26.0%AAP 5.2%TMC 4.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Digambar KamatINC · 60.4% · margin 7,794Turnout77.0%
2017Digambar Vasant KamatINC · 54.1% · margin 4,176Turnout78.6%
2012Digambar KamatINC · 54.4% · margin 4,452Turnout78.9%

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

Margao result 2017

Margao 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Digambar Vasant KamatINC12,105
54.15%
2Sharmad RaiturkarBJP7,929
35.47%
3Santosh RaiturkarAAP1,832
8.20%
—NOTANOTA271
1.21%
4Jayesh Raghunath NaikMAG216
0.97%

Margao result 2012

Margao 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Digambar KamatINC12,041
54.36%
2Mahatme RupeshBJP7,589
34.26%
3Coutinho Savio HugoTMC1,873
8.46%
4Ivo Almeida CoutinhoIndependent396
1.79%
5Cedric Isidorio D'costaIndependent250
1.13%
Map

Margao 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

Margao 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 DempoBJP11,474 52.0%
  • Captain Viriato FernandesINC10,151 46.0%
  • Rubert PereiraRVLTGONP327 1.5%
  • Dr Sweta GaonkarBSP50 0.2%
  • Deepkumar D MapariIndependent28 0.1%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 1,323 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Margao assembly seat in 2022?

Digambar Kamat of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Margao in the 2022 Goa assembly election with 13,674 votes, which was 60.42% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Margao?

The margin was 7,794 votes (34.44% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ajgaonkar Manohar (babu) of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 5,880 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Margao in 2022?

Turnout was 77.03%: 22,729 of 29,508 registered electors voted, across 40 polling stations. That is 1.6 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Margao part of?

Margao 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 Margao a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Margao?

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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