# Valpoi Assembly constituency

Valpoi Assembly constituency is one of 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India, and one of 20 constituencies under North Goa Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1989 | Balkrishna Prabhu | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Narahari Haldankar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Venkatesh Desai | Indian National Congress |
| 2002 | Narahari Haldankar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Vishwajit Rane | Independent politician |
| 2012 | Vishwajit Rane | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Vishwajit Rane | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 By-election | Vishwajit Rane | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Vishwajit Rane | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Vishwajit Rane | 14,462 | 53.62% | 16.57 |
| | RGP | Manoj Parab | 6,377 | 23.64% | New |
| | AAP | Satyavijay Naik | 2,599 | 9.64% | New |
| | INC | Manisha Shenvi Usgaonkar | 2,101 | 7.79% | 18.66 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 411 | 1.52% | 0.46 |
| | Jai Maha Bharath Party | Sudesh Madhukar Parab | 354 | 1.31% | New |
| | MGP | Vishvesh Prabhu | 346 | 1.28% | New |
| | SS | Devidas Gaonkar | 183 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,085 | 29.98% | 13.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,970 | 84.41% | 4.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,950 | | 10.65 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 16.57 | |

### Assembly By-election 2017

2017 GoaLegislative Assembly by-election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Vishwajit Rane | 16,188 | 70.19% | 39.33 |
| | INC | Roy Naik | 6,101 | 26.45% | 26.82 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 458 | 1.99% | 0.56 |
| | Independent | Rohidas Gaonkar | 316 | 1.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,087 | 43.74% | 21.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,063 | 78.29% | 7.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,874 | | 0.14 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 16.91 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vishwajit Rane | 13,493 | 53.28% | 0.17 |
| | BJP | Satyavijay Naik | 7,815 | 30.86% | 9.93 |
| | MGP | Vijay Atmaram Gaonkar | 3,246 | 12.82% | New |
| | AAP | Ashish V. Kanekar | 410 | 1.62% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 362 | 1.43% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,678 | 22.42% | 9.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,326 | 87.83% | 1.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,835 | | 10.50 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.17 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vishwajit Rane | 12,412 | 53.45% | New |
| | BJP | Satyavijay Naik | 9,473 | 40.79% | 5.07 |
| | Independent | Venkatesh Desai | 805 | 3.47% | New |
| | Independent | Ravindra Talaulikar | 255 | 1.10% | New |
| | Independent | Gajendranath Ramkrishna Usgaonkar | 184 | 0.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,939 | 12.66% | 12.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,223 | 88.64% | 9.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,094 | | 47.68 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 7.42 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Vishwajit Rane | 8,590 | 60.87% | New |
| | BJP | Gaonkar Puti | 5,041 | 35.72% | 13.74 |
| | MGP | Adv. Rohidas Sada Gaonkar | 371 | 2.63% | 1.13 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,549 | 25.15% | 22.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,113 | 79.25% | 2.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,669 | | 9.89 |
| | Independent gain from BJP | Independent gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Narahari Haldankar | 6,137 | 49.46% | New |
| | INC | Venkatesh Desai | 5,785 | 46.62% | 8.61 |
| | MGP | Katker Suresh Harischandra | 466 | 3.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 352 | 2.84% | 4.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,409 | 77.04% | 6.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,079 | | 4.08 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Venkatesh Desai | 4,177 | 38.01% | New |
| | BJP | Narahari Haldankar | 3,323 | 30.24% | |
| | Independent | Balkrishna Prabhu | 1,958 | 17.82% | New |
| | MGP | Pednekar Devidas Krishna | 1,092 | 9.94% | New |
| | Goa Vikas Party | Mahalshekar Ankush Mahadev | 280 | 2.55% | New |
| | Independent | Khan Shaukatali Adam | 158 | 1.44% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 854 | 7.77% | 0.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,988 | 71.12% | 8.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,449 | | 7.85 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.77 | |

### Assembly Election 1994

1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Narahari Haldankar | 4,853 | 42.78% | New |
| | INC | Balkrishna Prabhu | 3,895 | 34.34% | |
| | JD | Rane Ranjit Jaisingrao | 961 | 8.47% | New |
| | Independent | Teli Anant Krishna | 911 | 8.03% | New |
| | CPI | Vincy Gonsalves | 288 | 2.54% | New |
| | BSP | Khan Abdul Razak | 91 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 958 | 8.45% | 2.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,343 | 77.25% | 0.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,324 | | 10.24 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.39 | |

### Assembly Election 1989

1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Valpoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Balkrishna Prabhu | 5,436 | 53.17% | New |
| | MGP | Desai Baburao Harijirao | 4,306 | 42.12% | New |
| | Gomantak Bahujan Samaj Parishad | Khan Abdul Razak | 118 | 1.15% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,130 | 11.05% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,223 | 76.19% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,993 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |