# Panaji Assembly constituency

Panaji Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Goa state in India.
It is part of North Goa district.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1963 | Jack Sequeira | United Goans Party |
| 1967 | Yaswant Desai | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) |
| 1972 | Baban Naik | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 1977 | Madhav Bir | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Vishnu Naik | Independent |
| 1984 | Joan Gonsalves | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Joan Gonsalves | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2015^ | Sidharth Kuncalienker | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Sidharth Kuncalienker | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017^ | Manohar Parrikar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019^ | Atanasio Monserrate | Indian National Congress |
| 2022 | Atanasio Monserrate | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^by-election

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Atanasio Monserrate | 6,787 | 38.88% | 2.94 |
| | Independent | Utpal Manohar Parrikar | 6,071 | 34.77% | New |
| | INC | Elvis Gomes | 3,175 | 18.19% | 34.15 |
| | AAP | Valmiki Datta Naik | 777 | 4.45% | 1.84 |
| | RGP | Rajesh Vinayak Redkar | 359 | 2.06% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 173 | 0.99% | 0.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 716 | 4.10% | 6.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,458 | 76.96% | 3.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,408 | | 0.33 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 13.46 | |

### Assembly By-election 2019

A by-election was held on 19 May 2019, as a result of the demise of incumbent MLA and chief minister Manohar Parrikar.
2019 Goa Legislative Assembly by-election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Atanasio Monserrate | 8,748 | 52.33% | 19.77 |
| | BJP | Sidharth Kuncalienker | 6,990 | 41.82% | 21.65 |
| | GSM | Subhash Bhaskar Velingkar | 516 | 3.09% | 1.67 |
| | AAP | Valmiki Naik | 436 | 2.61% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 202 | 1.21% | 0.73 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,758 | 10.52% | 20.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,716 | 74.35% | 4.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,482 | | 1.29 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 11.14 | |

### Assembly By-election 2017

2017 GoaLegislative Assembly by-election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 9,862 | 63.47% | 17.77 |
| | INC | Girish Chodankar | 5,059 | 32.56% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 301 | 1.94% | New |
| | GSM | Anand Shirodkar | 220 | 1.42% | 0.45 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Silveira | 96 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,803 | 30.91% | 24.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,538 | 69.05% | 8.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,196 | | 0.03 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 17.77 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sidharth Kuncalienker | 7,924 | 45.70% | 19.27 |
| | United Goans Party | Atanasio Monserrate | 6,855 | 39.54% | New |
| | AAP | Valmiki Naik | 1,944 | 11.21% | New |
| | GSM | Ketan Kirtikumar Prabhu Bhatikar | 323 | 1.86% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 175 | 1.01% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,069 | 6.17% | 28.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,339 | 78.09% | 8.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,203 | | 0.66 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 19.27 | |

### Assembly By-election 2015

2015 Goa Legislative Assembly by-election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sidharth Kuncalienker | 9,989 | 64.97% | 0.86 |
| | INC | Surendra Furtado | 4,621 | 30.06% | 0.26 |
| | Independent | Samir Gurunath Kelekar | 624 | 4.06% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 330 | 2.15% | New |
| | Independent | Sadanand Vaigankar | 140 | 0.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,368 | 34.92% | 1.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,374 | 69.70% | 9.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,057 | | 3.29 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.86 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 11,086 | 65.84% | 9.10 |
| | INC | Yatin Parekh | 5,018 | 29.80% | New |
| | CPI | Christopher Fonseca | 383 | 2.27% | New |
| | JD(U) | Dominic Savio A. E. Fernandes | 172 | 1.02% | New |
| | Independent | Balaram Karishetty | 104 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,068 | 36.04% | 22.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,839 | 78.50% | 8.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,355 | | 42.97 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 9.10 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 6,004 | 56.74% | 1.26 |
| | INC | Dinar Purshottam Kamat Tarcar | 4,560 | 43.09% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,444 | 13.65% | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,582 | 70.72% | 4.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,937 | | 4.13 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 5,700 | 55.48% | 3.98 |
| | INC | Silimkhan Ramesh | 4,408 | 42.90% | New |
| | SS | Naik Pramod Gopinath | 95 | 0.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,292 | 12.58% | 13.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,274 | 65.82% | 9.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,581 | | 16.27 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 5,396 | 51.50% | 7.88 |
| | INC | Prabhu Keshav Laximidhar | 2,647 | 25.26% | New |
| | Goa Rajiv Congress Party | Furtado Surendra Cristovan | 1,315 | 12.55% | New |
| | Independent | Gonsalves Joao Baptista Floriano | 573 | 5.58% | New |
| | MGP | Nunes Vero Luis Joao | 350 | 3.41% | New |
| | UGDP | Deshprabhu Mohan Anandrao | 147 | 1.43% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,749 | 26.24% | 16.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,478 | 56.27% | 6.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,609 | | 10.24 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.88 | |

### Assembly Election 1994

1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manohar Parrikar | 4,600 | 43.61% | New |
| | INC | Prabhu Keshav Laximidhar | 3,534 | 33.51% | |
| | Independent | Furtado Surendra Cristovan | 1,139 | 10.80% | New |
| | Gomantak Lok Pox | Sequeira Erasmo Jack | 736 | 6.98% | New |
| | Independent | Vaigonkar Damodar Vinayak | 110 | 1.04% | New |
| | UGDP | Tamba Raghura-I | 85 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,066 | 10.11% | 0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,547 | 61.34% | 3.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,881 | | 7.98 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.79 | |

### Assembly Election 1989

1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Joan Gonsalves | 3,983 | 38.82% | 6.04 |
| | MGP | Pushpashil Krishna Kerkar | 2,915 | 28.41% | New |
| | Gomantak Lok Pox | Erasmo De Sequeira | 2,672 | 26.04% | New |
| | BJP | Madhav Manohat Dhond | 269 | 2.62% | New |
| | JD | Madhav Ramkrishna Bir | 143 | 1.39% | New |
| | Independent | Xavier Chrishtanou Furtade | 61 | 0.59% | New |
| | Independent | Arvind Y. Karapukar | 8 | 0.08% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,068 | 10.41% | 17.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,260 | 64.29% | 0.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,633 | | 5.01 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 6.04 | |

### Assembly Election 1984

1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Joan Gonsalves | 4,844 | 44.86% | New |
| | MGP | Baban Naik | 1,867 | 17.29% | New |
| | Independent | Mandrekar Ramkrishna Narsinv | 1,462 | 13.54% | New |
| | Independent | Shenvi Silimkhan Prabhakar Ramnath | 1,021 | 9.46% | New |
| | Independent | Vishnu Naik | 487 | 4.51% | New |
| | Independent | Madhav R. Bir | 373 | 3.45% | New |
| | BJP | Sarmalkar Jayprakash Gajanan | 254 | 2.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,977 | 27.57% | 20.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,798 | 64.20% | 1.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,457 | | 0.45 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 9.35 | |

### Assembly Election 1980

1980 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Vishnu Naik | 3,967 | 35.51% | New |
| | MGP | Baban Naik | 3,138 | 28.09% | New |
| | JP | Madhav R. Bir | 2,449 | 21.92% | |
| | INC(I) | Priolkar Prafull Vaikunt | 1,005 | 8.99% | New |
| | JP(S) | Dessai Yeshwant Sitaram | 291 | 2.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 829 | 7.42% | 4.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,173 | 65.63% | 11.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,531 | | 5.52 |
| | Independent gain from JP | Independent gain from JP | Swing | 5.13 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Madhav R. Bir | 3,555 | 40.63% | New |
| | MGP | Sardessai Kashinath Venkatesh | 2,549 | 29.13% | |
| | INC | Ataide Lobo Jorge De Graca Antonio | 1,981 | 22.64% | New |
| | Independent | Silimkhan Ramesh Raguvir | 416 | 4.75% | New |
| | Independent | Sarmalkar Mohamlal Sadashiv | 106 | 1.21% | New |
| | Independent | Naik Balchandra Ganesh | 47 | 0.54% | New |
| | Independent | Fernandes Melicio Andre Aleixo | 27 | 0.31% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,006 | 11.50% | 9.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,749 | 55.41% | 12.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,666 | | 13.73 |
| | JP gain from MGP | JP gain from MGP | Swing | 1.56 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MGP | Baban Naik | 3,983 | 42.20% | New |
| | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) | Desai Yeshwant Sitaram | 3,758 | 39.81% | |
| | INC | S. E. H. Aleixo | 1,580 | 16.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 225 | 2.38% | 2.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,439 | 67.67% | 67.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,775 | | 2.08 |
| | MGP gain from United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) | MGP gain from United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) | Swing | 41.78 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Panaji :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) | Y. S. Desai | 3,846 | 41.39% | |
| | MGP | T. M. Upendra | 3,776 | | |
| | Independent | M. P. Jagannath | 1,051 | | |
| | Independent | K. S. Ranu | 138 | | |
| | Independent | P. C. Hari | 96 | | |
| | Independent | L. V. Narayan | 73 | | |
| | Independent | Nathurmal | 38 | | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 70 | 0.75% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,725 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0 | | 0.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 0 | | 0.00 |
| | MGP win (new seat) | MGP win (new seat) | MGP win (new seat) | MGP win (new seat) | MGP win (new seat) |