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List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly

Goa Legislative Assembly
8th Goa Assembly
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Seats40
Elections
First past the post[1]
Last election
2022
Meeting place
Interior of a large room
Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa, India
Website
Goa Legislative Assembly
Goa is located in southwest India on its west coast.
Location of Goa (circled in red) within India

The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Goa on the west coast of India. Its seat is at Porvorim,[2] and it sits for a term of five years unless it is dissolved early.[3]: 72  Goa is India's smallest state by area and fourth-smallest by population.[4] The Goa Legislative Assembly has existed since 1963. As of the 2022 election, it comprises 40 constituencies.[5]

The Constitution of India lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). Since the transition of India from a United Kingdom dominion to an independent republic in 1950, the SCs and STs have been given reservation status—guaranteeing political representation—[6][3]: 35, 137  and after Goa was annexed from Portugal in 1961, the same principles applied to it as well. The 2011 census of India found that, within Goa, the population of the Scheduled Castes was 1.74% of the total.[7] Accordingly, one constituency (Pernem) in the assembly is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes.

The population of the ST community in Goa was only 566 in the 2001 census which is why no seats were reserved for them during the 2002 delimitation. Three communities (Kunbi, Gawda, and Velip) were added to the ST list in 2003, which brought the ST population to about 10% of the state's total in the 2011 census. A bill was passed in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, in 2025 to ensure that a requisite number of seats are reserved in Goa's assembly (from the next election) to reflect this change.[8]

History

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Changes in the constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly over time
Year Act/Order Explanation Total
seats 		SC-reserved seats Election(s)
1961 Annexation of Goa Goa was annexed from the Portuguese in 1961 and the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was formed.[9] 30 0 1963,[10] 1967,[11] 1972[12]
1976 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976[13] There were geographical changes to the constituencies and one seat was reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes. 30 1 1977,[14] 1980,[15] 1984[16]
1987 The Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1987[17] The union territory was split, and Goa was made India's twenty-fifth state, with Daman and Diu remaining a union territory.[18] The number of constituencies was increased to 40. 40 1 1989,[19] 1994,[20] 1999,[21] 2002,[22] 2007[23]
2008 Delimitation Commission Order, 2007[24] There were geographical changes to the constituencies. 40 1 2012,[25] 2017,[26] 2022[27]

Constituencies

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Only one northern constituency of Goa is reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes.
The constituencies of Goa with their reservation status indicated by colour

Reservation

  Scheduled Castes (SC)
Constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly
No. Name Reserved for
(SC/None) 		District Lok Sabha
constituency 		Electors
(2022)[27]
1 Mandrem None North Goa North Goa 32,732
2 Pernem SC 33,212
3 Bicholim None 28,231
4 Tivim 29,132
5 Mapusa 29,294
6 Siolim 29,661
7 Saligao 27,576
8 Calangute 25,632
9 Porvorim 27,097
10 Aldona 28,994
11 Panaji 22,408
12 Taleigao 30,023
13 Santa Cruz 29,298
14 St. Andre 21,428
15 Cumbarjua 26,601
16 Maem 28,919
17 Sanquelim 27,919
18 Poriem 32,985
19 Valpoi 31,958
20 Priol 31,017
21 Ponda South Goa 32,160
22 Siroda 29,678
23 Marcaim 28,275
24 Mormugao South Goa 20,418
25 Vasco Da Gama 35,613
26 Dabolim 24,661
27 Cortalim 30,782
28 Nuvem 28,427
29 Curtorim 29,850
30 Fatorda 30,845
31 Margao 29,508
32 Benaulim 28,959
33 Navelim 28,892
34 Cuncolim 29,526
35 Velim 31,534
36 Quepem 33,080
37 Curchorem 27,484
38 Sanvordem 29,808
39 Sanguem 26,659
40 Canacona 34,246

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Khaitan, Tarunabh (8 May 2019). "Ranked-choice voting system could deepen democracy, prevent polarisation". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025. Elections to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas take place under the first-past-the-post (FPP) system.
  2. ^ "The New Assembly Complex". Goa Legislative Assembly. 5 March 2000. Archived from the original on 6 August 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "The Constitution of India [As on 9th December, 2020]" (PDF). Legislative Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Population and decadal change by residence : 2011 (PERSONS)" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ "List of Assembly Constituencies - Goa". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. ^ Kumar, K Shiva (17 February 2020). "Reserved uncertainty or deserved certainty? Reservation debate back in Mysuru". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Health Dossier 2021 - Goa" (PDF). p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024. Scheduled Caste population (SC) (in crore) 0.0025 (1.74%)
  8. ^ "Bill Seeking to Reserve Seats for STs in Goa Assembly Passed in Lok Sabha". The Statesman (India). 5 August 2025. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  9. ^ Supriya Vohra (19 December 2017). "The day India freed Goa". BBC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Assembly Election - 1963" (PDF). Chief Election Commissioner of Goa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1967". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1972". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1977". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1980". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1984". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  17. ^ "The Constitution (Fifty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1987". india.gov.in. 6 May 1987. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  18. ^ Poddar, Prem (2 July 2008). Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748630271.
  19. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1989". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1994". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 1999". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2002". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2007". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  27. ^ a b "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.