Skip to main content
Bharat Surveyभारत सर्वे
Assembly constituency 21 · Goa

Ponda is assembly constituency number 21 in Goa, in North Goa district, and one of the segments of the South Goa Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Ravi Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 29.1% of the vote, 77 votes ahead of Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar (MAG).

Request data for this seat All Goa seats
Ponda · 2022AC 21
  1. 01
    Ravi Naik
    BJP
    7,514
    29.12%
  2. 02
    Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar
    MAG
    7,437
    28.82%
  3. 03
    Rajesh Verenkar
    INC
    6,839
    26.51%
  4. 04
    Sanish Tilve
    RVLTGONP
    1,770
    6.86%
  5. 05
    Sandeep Sinai Khandeparkar
    Independent
    1,237
    4.79%
  6. 2 other candidates · 712 votesNOTA · 292 (1.13%)

Margin 77 votes · 0.30% of valid votes

32,160
Registered electors
2022 election
80.3%
Turnout
-1.9 pts vs 2017
77
Victory margin
0.3% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 25,801 valid votes, NOTA included.

Ponda 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ravi NaikMale · 75 yrsBJP7,514
29.12%
2Ketan Prabhu BhatikarMale · 38 yrsMAG7,437
28.82%
3Rajesh VerenkarMale · 48 yrsINC6,839
26.51%
4Sanish TilveMale · 28 yrsRVLTGONP1,770
6.86%
5Sandeep Sinai KhandeparkarMale · 60 yrsIndependent1,237
4.79%
6Surel TilveMale · 37 yrsAAP620
2.40%
—NOTANOTA292
1.13%
7Naresh PadwalkarMale · 46 yrsIndependent92
0.36%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%201220172022BJP 29.1%MAG 28.8%INC 26.5%TMC 2.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Ravi NaikBJP · 29.1% · margin 77Turnout80.3%
2017Ravi Sitaram NaikINC · 37.9% · margin 3,010Turnout82.2%
2012Lavoo MamledarMAG · 54.5% · margin 3,190Turnout81.3%

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

Ponda result 2017

Ponda 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ravi Sitaram NaikINC9,502
37.86%
2Sunil DesaiBJP6,492
25.87%
3Rajesh VerekarIndependent4,529
18.05%
4Lavoo MamledarMAG3,796
15.13%
5Mulla Mansur MuzawarAAP522
2.08%
—NOTANOTA254
1.01%

Ponda result 2012

Ponda 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lavoo MamledarMAG12,662
54.51%
2Ravi NaikINC9,472
40.77%
3Sayad ImtiyazTMC502
2.16%
4Gitesh Gokuldas NaikUGDP223
0.96%
5Mohan Govind NaikIndependent189
0.81%
6Vaibhav P MaratheSP91
0.39%
Show 1 more candidate
7John MascarenhasIndependent91
0.39%
Map

Ponda 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

Ponda 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 DempoBJP14,189 58.9%
  • Captain Viriato FernandesINC8,591 35.6%
  • Rubert PereiraRVLTGONP1,142 4.7%
  • Dr Sweta GaonkarBSP75 0.3%
  • Deepkumar D MapariIndependent45 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 5,598 EVM votes.

Open South Goa Lok Sabha result
Data & field work for this seat

Booth-level results, printable maps, voter-list analysis and verified field surveys for this constituency. Tick what you need and our team will call with scope and a quote.

What do you need for Ponda AC 21, Goa?

No payment online. We confirm scope and price on a call before any work starts.

FAQ

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

Who won the Ponda assembly seat in 2022?

Ravi Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Ponda in the 2022 Goa assembly election with 7,514 votes, which was 29.12% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Ponda?

The margin was 77 votes (0.30% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak with 7,437 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Ponda in 2022?

Turnout was 80.35%: 25,842 of 32,160 registered electors voted, across 45 polling stations. That is 1.9 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ponda part of?

Ponda 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 Ponda a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Ponda?

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.

Related data

Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.