Benaulim Assembly constituency

Benaulim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India.^[2] Benaulim is also one of the 20 constituencies falling under South Goa Lok Sabha constituency.

Benaulim
Constituency No. 32 for the Goa Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Lok Sabha constituency	South Goa
Established	1963
Total electors	28,959[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
8th Goa Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Venzy Viegas
Party	AAP
Elected year	2022

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1963	Maurilio Furtado[3]		United Goans Party
1967	Miranda Elu Jose[4]
1972	Vasudeo Narayan Sarmalkar[5]
1974[a]	Wilfred de Souza
1977	Cota Lourence Pedro Santano[6]		Indian National Congress
1980[7]	Monte D'Cruz		Indian National Congress
1984[8]			Indian National Congress
1989[9]	Churchill Alemao
1994[10]			United Goans Democratic Party
1996[b]	Joaquim Alemao
1999	Churchill Alemao[11]		Indian National Congress
2002[12]	Francisco Pacheco		United Goans Democratic Party
2007[13]			Nationalist Congress Party
2012	Caetano Silva[14]		Goa Vikas Party
2017	Churchill Alemao[15]		Nationalist Congress Party
2022	Venzy Viegas[1]		Aam Aadmi Party

1. by-election
2. by-election

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[1][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Venzy Viegas	6,411	30.32%	10.70
	AITC	Churchill Alemao	5,140	24.31%	New
	INC	Antonio Feliciano Dias (Tony)	4,697	22.21%	12.09
	RGP	Desmond Fernandes	3,854	18.23%	New
	BJP	Damodar (Samir) Bandodkar	851	4.02%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	161	0.76%	0.12
Margin of victory			1,271	6.01%	18.34
Turnout			21,145	72.35%	1.50
Registered electors			28,959		1.24
	AAP gain from NCP		Swing	13.66

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Churchill Alemao	9,373	43.98%	New
	AAP	Royla Clarina Fernandes	4,182	19.62%	New
	Independent	Caetano Rosario Silva	3,995	18.74%	New
	INC	Edwino Barreto	2,157	10.12%	26.33
	Goa Su-Raj Party	John Fernandes	571	2.68%	New
	Goa Vikas Party	Maria Da Luz Arlinda Gomes E Rebelo	492	2.31%	43.63
	Independent	Judith Aurelia Baptista Almeida Alias Judith Almeida	357	1.67%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	187	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			5,191	24.35%	14.87
Turnout			21,314	74.52%	0.39
Registered electors			28,603		1.52
	NCP gain from Goa Vikas Party		Swing	1.96

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Goa Vikas Party	Caitu Silva	9,695	45.93%	New
	INC	Valanka Alemao	7,694	36.45%	New
	Independent	Humberto Gomes	1,775	8.41%	New
	AITC	John Fernandes	1,277	6.05%	New
	Independent	Ashley Francis Dias	289	1.37%	New
	Independent	P. Xavier George	245	1.16%	New
Margin of victory			2,001	9.48%	4.66
Turnout			21,106	74.88%	8.06
Registered electors			28,176		20.14
	Goa Vikas Party gain from NCP		Swing	5.68

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Mickky Pacheco	8,092	51.61%	4.79
	Save Goa Front	John Fernandes	7,336	46.79%	New
	Independent	Theodore Fernandes	246	1.57%	New
Margin of victory			756	4.82%	14.52
Turnout			15,678	66.83%	2.50
Registered electors			23,453		1.51
	NCP hold		Swing

Assembly By-election 2005

2005 Goa Legislative Assembly by-election : Benaulim^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Pacheco Francisco Xavier	8,386	56.41%	New
	UGDP	Monte Cruz Francisco Piedade	5,510	37.06%	14.45
	Independent	Dr. Fernandes Piedade	525	3.53%	New
	BJP	Premanand A.Lotlikar	446	3.00%	0.38
Margin of victory			2,876	19.34%	12.37
Turnout			14,867	64.35%	3.22
Registered electors			23,104		3.73
	NCP gain from UGDP		Swing	4.90

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UGDP	Mickky Pacheco	7,752	51.51%	New
	INC	Churchill Alemao	6,703	44.54%	22.23
	BJP	Laxmi Gonsalves	394	2.62%	New
	Independent	Fernandes Glen Mariano	131	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			1,049	6.97%	30.48
Turnout			15,050	67.56%	6.55
Registered electors			22,274		5.21
	UGDP gain from INC		Swing	15.26

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Churchill Alemao	8,625	66.77%	New
	UGDP	Radharao Socrates Gracias	3,788	29.33%
	BJP	Mahatme Roopesh Rajanikant	298	2.31%	New
	Independent	Fernandes Agnelo	124	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			4,837	37.45%	29.00
Turnout			12,917	60.99%	4.17
Registered electors			21,170		2.58
	INC gain from UGDP		Swing	13.95

Assembly By-election 1996

1996 Goa Legislative Assembly by-election : Benaulim^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UGDP	Joaquim Alemao	7,107	52.82%	9.39
	INC	Agnelo Fernandes	5,970	44.37%	New
	BJP	Silveira Tiaf Caitano	217	1.61%	New
Margin of victory			1,137	8.45%	20.69
Turnout			13,454	64.42%	7.66
Registered electors			20,638		8.94
	UGDP hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UGDP	Churchill Alemao	8,587	62.22%	New
	INC	Monte Cruz	4,565	33.07%
	Independent	Jack Rosario Rodrigues	187	1.35%	New
	Independent	Ratos Sebastiao Joaquim	104	0.77%	New
	BSP	Furtado Antonio Damiao	97	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			4,022	29.14%	12.81
Turnout			13,802	71.62%	2.69
Registered electors			18,945		8.11
	UGDP gain from INC		Swing	7.25

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Alimno Churchil Braz	9,196	69.47%	14.68
	Independent	Pinto Nazario Jose	3,642	27.51%	New
	Gomantak Lok Pox	Correia Alphonso Antonio Francisco	163	1.23%	New
Margin of victory			5,554	41.95%	28.97
Turnout			13,238	74.50%	5.72
Registered electors			17,524		7.91
	INC hold		Swing	14.68

Assembly Election 1984

1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Cruz Francisco Monte Piedade	7,280	54.79%	New
	Independent	Churchill Alemao	5,555	41.80%	New
	Independent	Rodrigues Francisco Caetan Gilberto	127	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			1,725	12.98%	42.44
Turnout			13,288	68.28%	9.01
Registered electors			19,030		5.44
	INC gain from INC(U)		Swing	17.51

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(U)	Cruz Francisco Monte Piedade	7,936	72.30%	New
	MGP	Cardozo Raul Joaquim	1,852	16.87%	New
	Independent	Silva Eugenio Silvano	277	2.52%	New
	JP	Barreto Joao Jeronio	220	2.00%	New
	Independent	Cota Jose Lourance Joaquim	197	1.79%	New
	JP(S)	Braganza Edward Francisco	188	1.71%	New
Margin of victory			6,084	55.42%	44.50
Turnout			10,977	59.26%	4.91
Registered electors			18,049		2.15
	INC(U) gain from INC		Swing	29.82

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Cota Lourence Pedro Santano	4,196	42.47%	New
	JP	Barreto Jaco Jesmina	3,117	31.55%	New
	MGP	Gardoso Raul Joaquim	2,466	24.96%	New
Margin of victory			1,079	10.92%	44.06
Turnout			9,879	55.35%	5.46
Registered electors			17,669		24.01
	INC gain from UGP		Swing	33.05

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UGP	Vasudeo Narayan Sarmalkar	6,604	75.53%	74.8
	Independent	Cardoso Felicio	1,796	20.54%	New
	Independent	Miranda Elu Jose	126	1.44%	New
Margin of victory			4,808	54.99%	6.44
Turnout			8,744	60.30%	2.79
Registered electors			14,248		1.73
	UGP hold		Swing	2.88

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election : Benaulim^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UGP	M. E. Jose	6,528	72.65%	New
	Independent	C. F. Clodomiro	1,008	11.22%	New
	United Goans Party (Furtado Group)	L. Leitao	964	10.73%	New
	Independent	S. Bhandari	121	1.35%	New
	Independent	C. J. F. Tiago	105	1.17%	New
	Independent	M. F. Antonio	33	0.37%	New
Margin of victory			5,520	61.43%
Turnout			8,986	62.54%
Registered electors			14,006
	UGP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly
• South Goa district