Vasco-Da-Gama is assembly constituency number 25 in Goa, in South Goa district, and one of the segments of the South Goa Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Krishna V. Salkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.4% of the vote, 3,657 votes ahead of Jose Luis Carlos Almeida (INC).
- 01Krishna V. SalkarBJP13,11851.43%
- 02Jose Luis Carlos AlmeidaINC9,46137.09%
- 03Saifula KhanTMC8603.37%
- 04Andre Sebastiao ViegasRVLTGONP8513.34%
- 05Sunil LoranAAP7843.07%
- 4 other candidates · 188 votesNOTA · 244 (0.96%)
Margin 3,657 votes · 14.34% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 25,506 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishna V. SalkarMale · 52 yrs | BJP | 13,118 | 51.43% |
| 2 | Jose Luis Carlos AlmeidaMale · 58 yrs | INC | 9,461 | 37.09% |
| 3 | Saifula KhanMale · 51 yrs | TMC | 860 | 3.37% |
| 4 | Andre Sebastiao ViegasMale · 61 yrs | RVLTGONP | 851 | 3.34% |
| 5 | Sunil LoranMale · 38 yrs | AAP | 784 | 3.07% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 244 | 0.96% |
| 6 | Maruti ShirgaonkarMale · 39 yrs | Shiv Sena | 71 | 0.28% |
| 7 | Chandrashekher VastMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 55 | 0.22% |
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| 8 | Andrew D’cunhaMale · 62 yrs | Independent | 42 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Sandeep Bhagwan ShetyeMale · 47 yrs | JMBP | 20 | 0.08% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Vasco-Da-Gama result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Luis Carlos Almeida | BJP | 8,765 | 33.58% |
| 2 | Krishna (daji) V Salkar | Independent | 7,414 | 28.41% |
| 3 | Jose Filipe De Sousa | NCP | 4,202 | 16.10% |
| 4 | Saifula Khan | INC | 3,737 | 14.32% |
| 5 | Loretta Shreedharan | AAP | 928 | 3.56% |
| 6 | Manesh Chandrakant Arolkar | MAG | 654 | 2.51% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 263 | 1.01% |
| 7 | Gandhi Henriques | Independent | 77 | 0.30% |
| 8 | Chandrashekher Vast | NGRF | 59 | 0.23% |
Vasco-Da-Gama result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Luis Carlos Almeida | BJP | 11,468 | 52.72% |
| 2 | Jose Filepe D'souza | NCP | 6,978 | 32.08% |
| 3 | G. Karl Vaz | Independent | 1,394 | 6.41% |
| 4 | Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh | GVP | 600 | 2.76% |
| 5 | Adam Abdulla Jumma | UGDP | 489 | 2.25% |
| 6 | Amindin Mulla | TMC | 328 | 1.51% |
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| 7 | Stanley C.almeida | Independent | 143 | 0.66% |
| 8 | Hamza Issak Khan | AIMF | 106 | 0.49% |
| 9 | Gluck D'souza | JD(U) | 104 | 0.48% |
| 10 | Prashant Mahadev Vastha | Independent | 77 | 0.35% |
| 11 | Jagdish Yadu Durbhatkar | Shiv Sena | 64 | 0.29% |
Vasco-Da-Gama 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
- Mormugao
- Dabolim
- Cortalim
- Nuvem
- Curtorim
- Fatorda
- Margao
- Benaulim
- Navelim
- Cuncolim
- Velim
- Quepem
- Curchorem
- Sanvordem
- Sanguem
- Canacona
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Vasco-Da-Gama 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 DempoBJP13,154 54.1%
- Captain Viriato FernandesINC10,523 43.3%
- Rubert PereiraRVLTGONP434 1.8%
- Dr Sweta GaonkarBSP79 0.3%
- Deepkumar D MapariIndependent51 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 2,631 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Vasco-Da-Gama.
Who won the Vasco-Da-Gama assembly seat in 2022?
Krishna V. Salkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Vasco-Da-Gama in the 2022 Goa assembly election with 13,118 votes, which was 51.43% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Vasco-Da-Gama?
The margin was 3,657 votes (14.34% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jose Luis Carlos Almeida of the Indian National Congress with 9,461 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Vasco-Da-Gama in 2022?
Turnout was 71.89%: 25,603 of 35,613 registered electors voted, across 46 polling stations. That is 0.9 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Vasco-Da-Gama part of?
Vasco-Da-Gama 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 Vasco-Da-Gama a reserved constituency?
No. Vasco-Da-Gama is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Vasco-Da-Gama?
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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