Panaji Assembly Election Result 1994

Goa · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1994

Prabhu Parrikar Manohar Gopalkrishna of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Panaji Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Goa in the 1994 state assembly election, securing 4,600 votes (44.40% vote share). The runner-up was Prabhu Keshav Laximidhar (Indian National Congress) with 3,534 votes.

A total of 12 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: Panaji
  • Constituency Number: 11
  • District: North Goa
  • Total Contestants: 12
  • Election Year: 1994
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Prabhu Parrikar Manohar Gopalkrishna 4600 44.40% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Prabhu Keshav Laximidhar 3534 34.10% Indian National Congress
3 Surendra Furtado Cristovam 1139 11.00% Independent
4 Sequeira Erasmo Jack 736 7.10% Gomant Lok Party
5 Vaigonkar Damodar Vinayak 110 1.10% Independent
6 Tamba Raghura-I 85 0.80% United Goans Democratic Party
7 Kanaudekar Harichandra Ambaji 56 0.50% Bahujan Samaj Party
8 Patel Rajendra Prasadshankarlal 34 0.30% Independent
9 Kerkar Chandrakant Mahadev 33 0.30% Independent
10 Vincent Diago D'souza Francis Peter 14 0.10% Independent
11 Heredia Euclid Peter Joseph Francisco 8 0.10% Independent
12 Stephen Vaz Sebastiao Vaz 6 0.10% Independent

About Panaji Assembly Constituency

The Panaji constituency is part of the Goa Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1994 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Prabhu Parrikar Manohar Gopalkrishna (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 4,600 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

12 candidates contested from Panaji assembly constituency in the 1994 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Prabhu Parrikar Manohar Gopalkrishna (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Panaji assembly seat in the 1994 Vidhan Sabha election.