Summary
The Goa Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Goa on the west coast of India. Its seat is at Porvorim, and it sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved earlier. Goa is India's smallest state by area and fourth-smallest by population.[1] The Goa Legislative Assembly has existed since 1963. As of the 2022 election, it comprises 40 constituencies.[2]
Goa Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Goa | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Seats | 40 |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 14 February 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa, India | |
| Website | |
| Goa Legislative Assembly | |
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given Reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs.[3][4]: 35, 137 The 2011 census of India stated that the Scheduled Caste population is 1.74% of the total.[5] Accordingly, one constituency (Pernem) in the assembly is reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes.
Constituencies edit
| No. | Constituency | District | Lok Sabha constituency |
Electors (2022)[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandrem | North Goa | North Goa | 32,732 |
| 2 | Pernem (SC) | 33,212 | ||
| 3 | Bicholim | 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 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of Assembly Constituencies - Goa". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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%)
- ^ "Goa General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2022.