Valpoi assembly constituency is traditionally a Congress party bastion and high voter turnout is an indication for political activism of Valpoi voters. BJP gained grip over the segment in the last 2 decades.
Valpoi Assembly constituency:
Sazas: Nagargao, Sanvordem, Cotorem, Guleli and Valpoi Municipal Council in Satari Taluka; Usgao in Ponda Taluka. Gram Panchayats – Bhironde, Guleli, Khotode, Savorde and Nagargao.
Parliament segment: North Goa Lok Sabha
Zilla Panchayat: North Goa District Panchayat
Politically dominant groups:
Famous personalities: Haldankar Narhari Tukaram & Vishwajit Rane
Valpoi Assembly Election Results:
2010 Valpoi Assembly by-elections results:
Election Result: Congress party candidate Vishwajit Rane defeated Bharatiya Janata party candidate Santosh Haldankar by a margin of 8,375 votes.
Highlight: Election commission introduced Voter facilitation centre (located outside polling booth) to help the voter in knowing his details. Previously, Party workers used to help the voters in finding their details in electoral roll.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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17,912 |
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Polled votes |
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14,881 (83%) |
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Vishwajit Rane |
Congress |
11,642 |
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Santosh Haldankar |
BJP |
3,237 |
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2009 Loksabha elections: Valpoi assembly:
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Political party |
Percentage |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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Polled votes |
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9,933 |
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BJP |
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4,928 |
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2007 Valpoi Assembly election results:
Election Result: Independent candidate Vishwajit Rane defeated BJP candidate Puti Gaonkar by a margin of 3,549 votes.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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17,669 |
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Polled votes |
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14,002 (80%) |
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Vishwajit Rane |
Independent |
8,590 (61.3%) |
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Puti Gaonkar |
BJP |
5,041 (36%) |
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MAG |
371 (2.6%) |
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2002 Valpoi Assembly election results:
Election Result: BJP candidate Haldankar Narhari Tukaram defeated Congress candidate Dessai Venkatesh Atmaram by a margin of 352 votes.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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16,076 |
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Polled votes |
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12,388 (76.5%) |
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Haldankar Narhari Tukaram |
BJP |
6,137 (49.5%) |
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Dessai Venkatesh Atmaram |
Congress |
5,785 (46.7%) |
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K.S. Harishchandra |
MAG |
466 (3.7%) |
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Valpoi Assembly segment election history:
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Year |
Winner |
Loser |
Majority |
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2012 |
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2010 |
Vishwajit Rane (Congress) |
Santosh Haldankar (BJP) |
8,375 |
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2007 |
Vishwajit Rane (Independent) |
Puti Gaonkar (BJP) |
3,549 |
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2002 |
Haldankar Narhari Tukaram (BJP) |
Dessai Venkatesh Atmaram (Congress) |
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1999 |
Dessai Venkatesh Atmaram (Congress) |
BJP |
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1994 |
Haldankar Narhari Tukaram (BJP) |
Congress |
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1989 |
Congress |
MG |
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