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Assembly constituency 35 · Goa

Velim is assembly constituency number 35 in Goa, in South Goa district, and one of the segments of the South Goa Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Cruz Silva of the Aam Aadmi Party won with 23.0% of the vote, 169 votes ahead of D'silva Savio (INC).

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Velim · 2022AC 35
  1. 01
    Cruz Silva
    AAP
    5,390
    23.04%
  2. 02
    D'silva Savio
    INC
    5,221
    22.32%
  3. 03
    Benjamin Silva
    TMC
    4,134
    17.67%
  4. 04
    Dagley Fernandes
    RVLTGONP
    3,653
    15.62%
  5. 05
    Filipe Nery Rodrigues
    NCP
    3,420
    14.62%
  6. 1 other candidate · 1,331 votesNOTA · 241 (1.03%)

Margin 169 votes · 0.72% of valid votes

31,534
Registered electors
2022 election
74.4%
Turnout
-1.1 pts vs 2017
169
Victory margin
0.7% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 23,390 valid votes, NOTA included.

Velim 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Cruz SilvaMale · 52 yrsAAP5,390
23.04%
2D'silva SavioMale · 46 yrsINC5,221
22.32%
3Benjamin SilvaMale · 55 yrsTMC4,134
17.67%
4Dagley FernandesMale · 43 yrsRVLTGONP3,653
15.62%
5Filipe Nery RodriguesMale · 59 yrsNCP3,420
14.62%
6Savio RodriguesMale · 45 yrsBJP1,331
5.69%
—NOTANOTA241
1.03%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%201220172022AAP 23.0%INC 22.3%TMC 17.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Cruz SilvaAAP · 23.0% · margin 169Turnout74.4%
2017Filipe Nery RodriguesINC · 44.3% · margin 5,253Turnout75.5%
2012Benjamin SilvaIndependent · 59.5% · margin 4,926Turnout75.5%

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

Velim result 2017

Velim 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Filipe Nery RodriguesINC10,417
44.28%
2Benjamin SilvaIndependent5,164
21.95%
3Cruz SilvaAAP3,423
14.55%
4Vinay TariBJP1,765
7.50%
5Anthony Rodrigues (babush)GFP1,460
6.21%
6Edrich CorreiaIndependent335
1.42%
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—NOTANOTA260
1.11%
7Jose Fernandes (champy)Independent236
1.00%
8Domnic NoronhaGSRP138
0.59%
9Frederick BorgesNCP108
0.46%
10Wilson Mazarello (wilmix)Independent98
0.42%
11Constancio FernandesIndependent79
0.34%
12Cliffton D'souzaAPOI44
0.19%

Velim result 2012

Velim 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Benjamin SilvaIndependent13,164
59.49%
2Filipe Nery RodriguesINC8,238
37.23%
3Cliffton DesouzaIndependent386
1.74%
4Michael Beny Da CostaTMC340
1.54%
Map

Velim 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

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

  • Captain Viriato FernandesINC17,251 78.8%
  • Pallavi Shrinivas DempoBJP3,901 17.8%
  • Rubert PereiraRVLTGONP548 2.5%
  • Dr Sweta GaonkarBSP75 0.3%
  • Deepkumar D MapariIndependent35 0.2%

In the assembly election AAAP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 13,350 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Velim assembly seat in 2022?

Cruz Silva of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAAP) won Velim in the 2022 Goa assembly election with 5,390 votes, which was 23.04% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Velim?

The margin was 169 votes (0.72% of valid votes). The runner-up was D'silva Savio of the Indian National Congress with 5,221 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Velim in 2022?

Turnout was 74.43%: 23,471 of 31,534 registered electors voted, across 45 polling stations. That is 1.1 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Velim part of?

Velim is an assembly segment of the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency in Goa. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Captain Viriato Fernandes got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Velim a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Velim?

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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