Pale Assembly Election Result 1989

Goa · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1989

Usgonkar Vinay Kumar Pundlik of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak won the Pale Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Goa in the 1989 state assembly election, securing 8,009 votes (62.30% vote share). The runner-up was Verenkar Chandrakant Vishwanath (Indian National Congress) with 2,821 votes.

A total of 14 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Goa
  • Constituency: Pale
  • Constituency Number: 43
  • Total Contestants: 14
  • Election Year: 1989
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Usgonkar Vinay Kumar Pundlik

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak

8,009
62.30%
#2
Verenkar Chandrakant Vishwanath

Indian National Congress

2,821
22.00%
#3
Vaz George Sabastiao

Communist Party Of India

816
6.40%
#4
Mandrekar Umesh Jagannath

Shiv Sena

387
3.00%
#5
Kenekar Lavu Jaidav

Independent

281
2.20%
#6
Bandodkar Sitaram R.

Independent

110
0.90%
#7
Naik Ramchandra Waman

Independent

101
0.80%
#8
Malik Digambar Gunaji

Independent

83
0.70%
#9
Naik Sahmsundar Anant

Independent

71
0.60%
#10
Davaskar Navnath Pandurang

Independent

58
0.50%
#11
Malik Nagesh Gopi

Independent

51
0.40%
#12
Naik Shirodkar Damodar Harishchandra

Gomantak Bahujan Samaj Parishad

26
0.20%
#13
Gaonkar Babuso Salvo

Independent

24
0.20%
#14
Gawas Nilkant Jairam

Independent

12
0.10%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Usgonkar Vinay Kumar Pundlik Maharashtrawadi Gomantak 8,009 62.30%
2 Verenkar Chandrakant Vishwanath Indian National Congress 2,821 22.00%
3 Vaz George Sabastiao Communist Party Of India 816 6.40%
4 Mandrekar Umesh Jagannath Shiv Sena 387 3.00%
5 Kenekar Lavu Jaidav Independent 281 2.20%
6 Bandodkar Sitaram R. Independent 110 0.90%
7 Naik Ramchandra Waman Independent 101 0.80%
8 Malik Digambar Gunaji Independent 83 0.70%
9 Naik Sahmsundar Anant Independent 71 0.60%
10 Davaskar Navnath Pandurang Independent 58 0.50%
11 Malik Nagesh Gopi Independent 51 0.40%
12 Naik Shirodkar Damodar Harishchandra Gomantak Bahujan Samaj Parishad 26 0.20%
13 Gaonkar Babuso Salvo Independent 24 0.20%
14 Gawas Nilkant Jairam Independent 12 0.10%

About Pale Assembly Constituency

The Pale constituency is part of the Goa Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1989 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Usgonkar Vinay Kumar Pundlik (Maharashtrawadi Gomantak) emerged as the winner securing 8,009 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

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Frequently Asked Questions

14 candidates contested from Pale assembly constituency in the 1989 Vidhan Sabha election.

Pale is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Goa.

Usgonkar Vinay Kumar Pundlik (Maharashtrawadi Gomantak) won the Pale assembly seat in the 1989 Vidhan Sabha election.