# Pale Assembly constituency

Pale Vidhan Sabha Constituency was one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Pale was also one of the 20 constituencies falling under North Goa Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1963 | A. K. S. Usgaonkar | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 1967 | A. K. S. Usgaonkar | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 1972 | A. K. S. Usgaonkar | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 1977 | Shenvi Surlikar Laxmikant Santaram | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Naik Vishnu Rama | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 1984 | Verenkar Chandrakant Vishwanath | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Usgonkar Vinay Kumar Pundlik | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 1994 | Malik Sadanand Uttam | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 1999 | Suresh Amonkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Suresh Amonkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Gurudas Gauns | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 By-election | Pratap Prabhakar Gauns | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gurudas Gauns | 7,768 | 41.70% | 0.99 |
| | BJP | Amonkar Suresh Kuso | 6,177 | 33.16% | 16.63 |
| | MGP | Gawas Shamba | 4,032 | 21.64% | 13.98 |
| | CPI | Christopher Fonseca | 291 | 1.56% | New |
| | Independent | Dessai Bhimrao Dajisaheb | 201 | 1.08% | New |
| | SS | Petkar Lavu Gurunath | 129 | 0.69% | 1.05 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,591 | 8.54% | 0.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,628 | 78.94% | 2.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,559 | | 5.55 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.09 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Suresh Amonkar | 8,519 | 49.79% | 5.38 |
| | INC | Gawas Gurudas Prabhakar | 6,965 | 40.71% | 10.89 |
| | MGP | Amonkar Ghadi Pradeep Pundalik | 1,311 | 7.66% | 10.14 |
| | SS | Ghadi Damodar Krishna | 298 | 1.74% | 6.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,554 | 9.08% | 5.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,109 | 76.58% | 5.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,321 | | 0.98 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 5.38 | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Suresh Amonkar | 7,156 | 44.41% | New |
| | INC | Gawas Gurudas Prabhakar | 4,805 | 29.82% | 5.30 |
| | MGP | Ghadi Amonkar Pradip Pundalik | 2,868 | 17.80% | 39.51 |
| | SS | Gawade Suryakant Purso | 1,283 | 7.96% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,351 | 14.59% | 18.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,112 | 71.48% | 0.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,541 | | 9.60 |
| | BJP gain from MGP | BJP gain from MGP | Swing | 12.89 | |

### Assembly Election 1994

1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MGP | Malik Sadanand Uttam | 8,346 | 57.31% | 3.03 |
| | INC | Usgaonkar Vinaykuman Pundalik | 3,572 | 24.53% | 3.28 |
| | Independent | Dessai Laximanrao Dattaram | 1,281 | 8.80% | New |
| | BSP | Gurudas Pandu Parwar | 455 | 3.12% | New |
| | Independent | Chinilkar Sumant Prabhakar | 342 | 2.35% | New |
| | Independent | Bandodkar Sundar Sitaram | 187 | 1.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,774 | 32.78% | 6.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,564 | 69.39% | 1.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,567 | | 7.97 |
| | MGP hold | MGP hold | Swing | 3.03 | |

### Assembly Election 1989

1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MGP | Usgonkar Vinay Kumar Pundlik | 8,009 | 60.33% | 32.65 |
| | INC | Verenkar Chandrakant Vishwanath | 2,821 | 21.25% | 17.76 |
| | CPI | Vaz George Sabastiao | 816 | 6.15% | 2.12 |
| | SS | Mandrekar Umesh Jagannath | 387 | 2.92% | New |
| | Independent | Kenekar Lavu Jaidav | 281 | 2.12% | New |
| | Independent | Bandodkar Sitaram R. | 110 | 0.83% | New |
| | Independent | Naik Ramchandra Waman | 101 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,188 | 39.08% | 27.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,275 | 67.46% | 4.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,048 | | 6.86 |
| | MGP gain from INC | MGP gain from INC | Swing | 21.32 | |

### Assembly Election 1984

1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Verenkar Chandrakant Vishwanath | 5,897 | 39.01% | New |
| | MGP | Parab Dasharath Kashinath | 4,184 | 27.68% | 13.91 |
| | Independent | Shenvi Surlekar Laxmikant Shantaram | 2,736 | 18.10% | New |
| | CPI | Gaonkar Babruvahan Nagesh | 608 | 4.02% | New |
| | Independent | Maulingkar Anant Rama | 300 | 1.98% | New |
| | Independent | Karpe Shankar Subrai | 292 | 1.93% | New |
| | Independent | Bhagat Vithal Harichandra | 195 | 1.29% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,713 | 11.33% | 4.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,117 | 71.06% | 4.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,451 | | 13.83 |
| | INC gain from MGP | INC gain from MGP | Swing | 2.58 | |

### Assembly Election 1980

1980 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MGP | Naik Vishnu Rama | 5,827 | 41.59% | New |
| | INC(U) | Suryarao Sardessai Ramesh Narayan | 4,932 | 35.20% | New |
| | Independent | Shenvi Surlikar Laxmikant Shantaram | 1,945 | 13.88% | New |
| | JP | Sewant Pandurang Govind | 382 | 2.73% | New |
| | Independent | Morajkar Putu Jaidev | 247 | 1.76% | New |
| | Independent | Podnekar Shanu Jivba | 183 | 1.31% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 895 | 6.39% | 3.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,012 | 75.30% | 9.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,967 | | 7.00 |
| | MGP gain from INC | MGP gain from INC | Swing | 2.87 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shenvi Surlikar Laxmikant Santaram | 5,108 | 44.46% | New |
| | MGP | Sinai Usgaonker Atchut Kashinath | 4,752 | 41.36% | |
| | JP | Kaskar Chandu | 807 | 7.02% | New |
| | CPI | Ghodge Prabnakar Kashiram | 463 | 4.03% | New |
| | Independent | Pedneker Shanu Jivba | 145 | 1.26% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 356 | 3.10% | 19.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,489 | 67.15% | 7.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,791 | | 30.06 |
| | INC gain from MGP | INC gain from MGP | Swing | 5.44 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MGP | A. K. S. Usgaonkar | 4,885 | 49.90% | 12.83 |
| | INC | S. U. Prabhakar Krishna | 2,706 | 27.64% | New |
| | MGP | Krishnanath Baburao Naik | 1,441 | 14.72% | |
| | SSP | Alphrisi Alphraid Anton | 511 | 4.45% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,179 | 22.26% | 18.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,790 | 73.92% | 7.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,910 | | 2.17 |
| | MGP hold | MGP hold | Swing | 12.83 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Pale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MGP | A. K. S. Usgaonkar | 5,671 | 62.73% | New |
| | Independent | S. U. P. Krishna | 1,961 | 21.69% | New |
| | UGP | M. Ciriaco | 736 | 8.14% | New |
| | PSP | D. S. Govindrad | 209 | 2.31% | New |
| | Independent | G. Vaz | 89 | 0.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,710 | 41.04% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,040 | 66.02% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,196 | | |
| | MGP win (new seat) | MGP win (new seat) | MGP win (new seat) | MGP win (new seat) | MGP win (new seat) |