# Saligao Assembly constituency

The Saligao Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Saligao is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency. It is part of the North Goa district.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1989 | Wilfred de Souza | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Wilfred de Souza | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Wilfred de Souza | Goa Rajiv Congress Party |
| 2002 | Wilfred de Souza | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2007 | Dilip Parulekar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Dilip Parulekar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Jayesh Salgaonkar | Goa Forward Party |
| 2022 | Kedar Naik | Indian National Congress |
* ↑ Elected to Indian National Congress. Switched to BJP in 2022

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Saligao :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kedar Naik | 10,045 | 44.97% | 37.29 |
| | BJP | Jayesh Salgaonkar | 8,146 | 36.47% | 0.34 |
| | RGP | Rohan Kalangutkar | 1,928 | 8.63% | New |
| | AAP | Mario Venancio Cordeiro | 847 | 3.79% | 2.53 |
| | Independent | Rupesh Damodar Naik | 805 | 3.60% | New |
| | AITC | Bholanath Ghadi Sakhalkar | 352 | 1.58% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 212 | 0.95% | 0.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,899 | 8.50% | 1.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,335 | 81.04% | 0.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,560 | | 5.85 |
| | INC gain from GFP | INC gain from GFP | Swing | 1.32 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Saligao :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | GFP | Jayesh Salgaonkar | 9,735 | 46.30% | New |
| | BJP | Dilip Parulekar | 7,598 | 36.13% | 15.73 |
| | INC | Agnelo Nicholas Fernandes | 1,616 | 7.68% | New |
| | AAP | Dattatraya Vittal Padgaonkar | 1,330 | 6.32% | New |
| | SS | Rajesh Dabholkar | 428 | 2.04% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 171 | 0.81% | New |
| | CPI | Gajanan Rama Naik | 150 | 0.71% | 0.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,137 | 10.16% | 19.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,028 | 80.77% | 0.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,036 | | 9.48 |
| | GFP gain from BJP | GFP gain from BJP | Swing | 5.57 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Saligao :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dilip Parulekar | 10,084 | 51.86% | 8.78 |
| | Independent | D'Souza Tulio | 4,276 | 21.99% | New |
| | NCP | Suresh V. Parulekar | 1,729 | 8.89% | 21.49 |
| | Independent | Francisco Colaco | 1,192 | 6.13% | New |
| | Independent | Paul Fernandes | 1,135 | 5.84% | New |
| | Independent | Trajano D'Mello | 625 | 3.21% | New |
| | CPI | Gajanan Rama Naik | 166 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,808 | 29.87% | 17.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,443 | 81.61% | 11.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,782 | | 7.97 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 8.78 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Saligao :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dilip Parulekar | 6,639 | 43.08% | 19.71 |
| | NCP | Wilfred de Souza | 4,682 | 30.38% | 1.72 |
| | Independent | Dmello Trajano | 2,290 | 14.86% | New |
| | Save Goa Front | Sayed Salim | 1,601 | 10.39% | New |
| | MGP | Tulsakar Anand | 117 | 0.76% | 10.55 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,957 | 12.70% | 7.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,411 | 69.95% | 0.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,026 | | 4.63 |
| | BJP gain from NCP | BJP gain from NCP | Swing | 14.42 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Saligao :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Wilfred de Souza | 4,263 | 28.66% | New |
| | INC | D' Mello Trejano Agricio | 3,537 | 23.78% | 8.21 |
| | BJP | Harmalkar Sadguru Pandurang | 3,476 | 23.37% | 12.01 |
| | MGP | Sayyad Salim Pirsab | 1,682 | 11.31% | 21.30 |
| | Independent | Kalangutkar Deelip Sonu | 1,677 | 11.28% | New |
| | Independent | Sequeira Savio Victor | 122 | 0.82% | New |
| | Independent | Roland A. D'Souza | 102 | 0.69% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 726 | 4.88% | 1.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,873 | 70.59% | 2.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,051 | | 2.29 |
| | NCP gain from Goa Rajiv Congress Party | NCP gain from Goa Rajiv Congress Party | Swing | 7.28 | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Saligao :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Goa Rajiv Congress Party | Wilfred de Souza | 5,006 | 35.94% | New |
| | MGP | Kalangutkar Deelip Sonu | 4,542 | 32.61% | New |
| | INC | Malik Shrikant Keshav | 2,169 | 15.57% | 29.38 |
| | BJP | Mandrekar Gorakh Rajaram | 1,583 | 11.36% | New |
| | UGDP | Navelkar Amol Prabhakar | 268 | 1.92% | New |
| | Independent | Pednekar Rama Dattaram | 266 | 1.91% | New |
| | SS | Gurav Baburao Vithal | 93 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 464 | 3.33% | 5.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,929 | 67.67% | 8.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,580 | | 8.92 |
| | Goa Rajiv Congress Party gain from INC | Goa Rajiv Congress Party gain from INC | Swing | 9.01 | |

### Assembly Election 1994

1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Saligao :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Wilfred de Souza | 6,479 | 44.95% | 4.97 |
| | SS | Kalangutkar Dilip Sonu | 5,184 | 35.97% | New |
| | Independent | Malik Shrikant Keshav | 2,369 | 16.44% | New |
| | Independent | Rodrigues Avelino Tresicas | 96 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,295 | 8.98% | 5.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,414 | 75.36% | 1.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,894 | | 17.30 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.97 | |

### Assembly Election 1989

1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Saligao :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Wilfred de Souza | 6,229 | 49.92% | New |
| | MGP | Ahrenkar Punaji Pandurang | 5,802 | 46.49% | New |
| | Gomantak Lok Pox | Yves Zuzarte | 169 | 1.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 427 | 3.42% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,479 | 75.86% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,107 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |