• 542/542 TARGET 272
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  • OTH

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South Goa Lok Sabha Elections

South Goa is one of only two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa. The other is North Goa and both constituencies will vote in 2019 Lok Sabha election in the third phase - on April 23.

South Goa constituency covers as many as 20 assembly segments - Ponda, Shiroda, Marcaim, Mormugao, Vasco-Da-Gama, Dabolim, Cortalim, Nuvem, Curtorim, Fatorda, Margao, Benaulim, Navelim, Cuncolim, Velim, Quepem, Curchorem, Sanvordem, Sanguem and Canacona.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election here, Narendra Keshav Sawaikar reclaimed the seat from Congress and defeated Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco by a margin of 32,330 votes. The BJP had a vote share of 48.44 per cent as against 40.56 per cent of Congress. All India Trinamool Congress' Churchill Alemao, who had switched political allegiance from Congress, finished third. The voter turnout was 75.27 per cent - four per cent less than the figure in North Goa.

In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, Congress finished with the bragging rights with Francisco Sardinha emerging victorious by a margin of 12,516 votes. The voter turnout was around 50 per cent.

The South Goa constituency has close to six lakh electors.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Cosme Francisco Caitano Sardinha INC

Won

201561
Adv. Narendra Sawaikar BJP

Lost

191806
Elvis Gomes AAAP

Lost

20891
Nota NOTA

Lost

5436
Rakhi Amit Naik SHS

Lost

1763
Mayur Khanconkar IND

Lost

1705
Dr. Kalidas Prakash Vaingankar IND

Lost

1413

South Goa News

Goa: 4 Labourers Killed, 5 Injured As Bus Rams Into Roadside Shanties

Goa: 4 Labourers Killed, 5 Injured As Bus Rams Into Roadside Shanties

Four labourers were killed on the spot while five were critically injured after a private bus rammed into two roadside shanties at an industrial estate in the South Goa district.

May 26, 2024, 16:34 PM IST
Protest in Goa against doubling of railway tracks; locals claim land belong to them

Protest in Goa against doubling of railway tracks; locals claim land belong to them

There are cases where one track is seen in front of the house and the second is (proposed) behind the house.

Jan 13, 2023, 20:10 PM IST
South Goa Lok Sabha constituency of Goa: Full list of candidates, polling dates

South Goa Lok Sabha constituency of Goa: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from South Goa Lok Sabha constituency of Goa.

Apr 10, 2019, 13:07 PM IST
South Goa Lok Sabha constituency

South Goa Lok Sabha constituency

South Goa is one of only two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa. The other is North Goa and both constituencies will vote in 2019 Lok Sabha election in the third phase - on April 23.

Mar 15, 2019, 14:30 PM IST
Goa bridge collapse toll rises to three

Goa bridge collapse toll rises to three

The body of one more person was fished out of the Sanvordem river in South Goa on Friday, following the collapse of a dilapidated foot-bridge late on Thursday.

May 19, 2017, 19:04 PM IST
Onlookers watching a man trying to commit suicide fall into river as bridge collapses in Goa; 2 dead

Onlookers watching a man trying to commit suicide fall into river as bridge collapses in Goa; 2 dead

The Portuguese-era bridge across the river Sanvordem, a tributary of river Zuari, was closed for traffic for the last four years.

May 19, 2017, 10:10 AM IST
Major mishap in Goa: 50 people fall into river after bridge collapses; dozens feared drowned

Major mishap in Goa: 50 people fall into river after bridge collapses; dozens feared drowned

In a tragic incident, at least fifty people swept away after a footbridge collapsed in south Goa's Curchorem on Thursday. 

May 18, 2017, 21:12 PM IST
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