# Daman Assembly constituency

Daman Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Goa.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | M. M. Bhathala | Independent politician |
| 1972 | H. Vallabhabhai Tendel | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Bhathela Makanbhai Morarji | Independent politician |
| 1980 | Tandel Narsinhbai Lallubhai | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 1984 | Prabhakar Jivanbhai Somabhai | Independent politician |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 1984

1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Daman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Prabhakar Jivanbhai Somabhai | 5,316 | 28.10% | New |
| | Independent | Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhabhai | 3,451 | 18.24% | New |
| | Independent | Mhawla Gulamhusein Ramzan | 2,966 | 15.68% | New |
| | Independent | Lopes Mari Francisco | 2,441 | 12.90% | New |
| | INC | Tandel Narsinhbhai Lallubhai | 1,882 | 9.95% | New |
| | Independent | Bhathela Makanbhai Morarji | 605 | 3.20% | New |
| | BJP | Paetel Dayalbhai Lallubhai | 545 | 2.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,865 | 9.86% | 7.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,921 | 70.90% | 7.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,296 | | 13.68 |
| | Independent gain from MGP | Independent gain from MGP | Swing | 15.79 | |

### Assembly Election 1980

1980 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Daman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MGP | Tandel Narsinhbai Lallubhai | 6,613 | 43.88% | New |
| | Independent | Mhawla Gulamhusein Ramzan | 3,968 | 26.33% | New |
| | Independent | Bhathela Makanbhai Morarji | 2,127 | 14.11% | New |
| | INC(I) | Bhatia R. C. | 951 | 6.31% | New |
| | Independent | Moraes Sousa Jose | 211 | 1.40% | New |
| | Independent | Kalawadwala Akabarali Lookmanji | 144 | 0.96% | New |
| | Independent | Parmer Chandrakant Devchand | 130 | 0.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,645 | 17.55% | 17.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,070 | 63.57% | 2.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,251 | | 7.81 |
| | MGP gain from Independent | MGP gain from Independent | Swing | 0.69 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Daman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bhathela Makanbhai Morarji | 6,423 | 44.57% | New |
| | JP | Bhathela Dajibhai Kanjibhai | 6,401 | 44.42% | New |
| | Independent | Moraise Souza Jose | 545 | 3.78% | New |
| | Independent | Mhawala Gulamhusein Ramzenbhai | 305 | 2.12% | New |
| | Independent | Vagmar Abdulgafur Ahmed | 161 | 1.12% | New |
| | Independent | Bhatia R. C. | 153 | 1.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22 | 0.15% | 2.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,411 | 67.99% | 16.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,640 | | 11.54 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 4.06 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Daman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | H. Vallabhabhai Tendel | 7,729 | 48.63% | New |
| | Independent | Lallubhai Jogibhat Patel | 7,350 | 46.24% | New |
| | Independent | Premabhai S Prabhakar | 132 | 0.83% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 379 | 2.38% | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,895 | 82.78% | 23.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,504 | | 19.15 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Daman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M. M. Bhathala | 2,775 | 28.60% | New |
| | UGP | B. O. Pandya | 2,544 | 26.22% | New |
| | Independent | M. R. Desai | 2,394 | 24.67% | New |
| | Independent | G. R. Mhawla | 1,007 | 10.38% | New |
| | Independent | K. B. Barot | 622 | 6.41% | New |
| | Independent | S. M. Bhatt | 72 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 231 | 2.38% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,704 | 60.62% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,530 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |