Goa Election 2022 Results Explained: BJP 20, Congress 11
Goa 2022 results seat by seat: BJP 20, Congress 11, three independents, MGP 2, AAP 2, RGP 1, GFP 1. Vote shares, the closest margins and the 2022
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Goa voted on 14 February 2022 and the results came on 10 March. The BJP won 20 of 40 seats, one short of a majority, and formed the government with the support of the MGP and independents. This explainer uses the IndiaVotes constituency table, which we checked against the party totals and the winner-minus-runner-up margin for every seat, and sets out the numbers that matter for 2027: the vote shares, the many razor-thin margins and how the House changed after the result.
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In 2022 the BJP won 20 of Goa’s 40 seats with 33.68% of the vote. Congress won 11 with 23.72%, independents 3, the MGP 2, the AAP 2, and the RGP and GFP 1 each. Ten seats were decided by under 1,000 votes, the closest being St. Andre by 76. Eight of Congress’s 11 MLAs joined the BJP in September 2022.
The 2022 Result in Five Numbers
- 20: BJP seats, against 13 in 2017, when Congress led with 17 (IndiaVotes history).
- 33.68% vs 23.72%: BJP and Congress vote shares per IndiaVotes; the BJP won half the seats on a third of the votes.
- 10 of 40: seats won by under 1,000 votes, and 20 by under 2,000, so small swings decide this House.
- 9.92%: the RGP’s vote share, the third-largest after the BJP and Congress, for a single seat.
- 28: BJP strength after eight Congress MLAs joined on 14 September 2022.
Party-wise Result
| Party | Seats won | Seats contested | Vote share | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 20 | 40 | 33.68% | 3,16,573 |
| INC | 11 | 37 | 23.72% | 2,22,948 |
| IND | 3 | 68 | 9.46% | 88,902 |
| MGP | 2 | 13 | 7.69% | 72,269 |
| AAP | 2 | 39 | 6.85% | 64,354 |
| RGP | 1 | 38 | 9.92% | 93,255 |
| GFP | 1 | 3 | 1.86% | 17,477 |
| AITC | 0 | 26 | 5.26% | 49,480 |
| NCP | 0 | 13 | 1.15% | 10,846 |
IndiaVotes labels the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party as MAG; we use MGP. Wikipedia’s infobox gives turnout of 81.89%, while its district table and a Herald Goa citation give 79.61%, and IndiaVotes gives 80.7%; we could not reconcile them. ANI quotes the BJP’s vote share as 33.3%.
Biggest Margins and Closest Calls
| Seat | Winner party | Winner | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poriem | BJP | Deviya Vishwajit Rane | 13,943 | AAP |
| Marcaim | MAG | Ramkrishna Alias Sudin Dhavalikar | 9,963 | BJP |
| Valpoi | BJP | Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane | 8,085 | RGP |
| Porvorim | BJP | Rohan Khaunte | 7,950 | AITC |
| Margao | INC | Digambar Kamat | 7,794 | BJP |
| Sanvordem | BJP | Ganesh Gaonkar | 5,190 | IND |
| Seat | Winner party | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Andre | RGP | 76 | BJP |
| Ponda | BJP | 77 | MAG |
| Velim | AAP | 169 | INC |
| Priol | BJP | 213 | MAG |
| Bicholim | IND | 318 | MAG |
| Navelim | BJP | 430 | AITC |
| Sanquelim | BJP | 666 | INC |
| Curchorem | BJP | 672 | INC |
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant won Sanquelim by 666 votes over Congress’s Dharmesh Saglani. In Panaji the BJP’s Atanasio Monserrate beat the independent Utpal Parrikar by 716 votes. Among the BJP’s 20 wins the runner-up was Congress in 6 seats, the MGP in 3, the AITC in 3, the AAP in 2 and independents in 4 and the GFP and RGP once each; Congress’s 11 wins were over the BJP in 10 seats.
What Changed After the Result
14
Eight Congress MLAs join the BJP
What happened: Eight of Congress’s 11 MLAs, including former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat of Margao and Michael Lobo of Calangute, joined the BJP, according to Wikipedia’s account citing Indian Express, News18 and Times of India.
Why it matters: Took the BJP from 20 to 28 and Congress from 11 to 3.
11
BJP forms government with MGP and independents
What happened: Pramod Sawant continued as Chief Minister with the support of the MGP and independents, reports Wikipedia citing NDTV.
Why it matters: The BJP was one seat short of 21 on its own.
15
Ponda MLA Ravi Naik dies
What happened: The BJP’s Ravi Naik, who won Ponda by 77 votes over the MGP, died.
Why it matters: The seat remains vacant after a cancelled by-poll.
Results Since 2002
| Year | Leading party | Seats | Share of seats | Turnout | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BJP | 20 | 50% | 80.7% | INC 11; IND 3 |
| 2017 | INC | 17 | 43% | 81.4% | BJP 13; MGP 3 |
| 2012 | BJP | 21 | 53% | 82.7% | INC 9; IND 5 |
| 2007 | INC | 16 | 40% | 70.5% | BJP 14; NCP 3 |
| 2002 | BJP | 17 | 43% | 68.8% | INC 16; UGDP 3 |
No party has won a majority in Goa since the BJP’s 21 in 2012. The 2017 and 2022 results both left the BJP forming the government after coming second or short of a majority.
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- November 8, 2026: first version.