Indian National Congress won again in the state's first election as a full state, though again short of a majority.

The INC won 20 of the 40 seats — short of the 21-seat majority mark, a hung house, where no single party wins enough seats to govern alone.

Its nearest rival, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak, won 18 seats.

This was the territory's first election as a full state, with a noticeably larger assembly to fill.

The number of seats grew from 30 to 40 — a fresh delimitation, the official redrawing of constituency boundaries, which happens every so often as India's population shifts.

The INC won 20 seats — more than before, but still not enough for a majority in the bigger house, a hung result again.

A few numbers from that election stand out.

The tightest race was Siolim, Goa, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 13 votes.

At the other extreme, Dargalim, Goa was won by 61.8% of the vote, the widest margin of the election — measured as a share of the vote rather than in votes.

1 seat went to an unopposed return — a seat where only one candidate stood, so no vote was needed to decide it.

Mandrem, Goa posted the best turnout of any seat — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — at 78.8%.

This election followed a change in the territory's own political status.