Same Maharashtrawadi Gomantak, bigger majority
The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak held onto power in Goa, Daman & Diu, widening its majority in the union territory's assembly.
Same Maharashtrawadi Gomantak, bigger majority
What happened
This election returned Maharashtrawadi Gomantak to power, extending its majority rather than shrinking it.
The MAG won 18 seats — 2 more than it needed for a majority.
The United Goans (Sequeira Group) finished second, with 10 seats.
What changed
This is the union territory's most recent election in this dataset, continuing the same story as before.
The MAG has now won 2 elections in a row here — the entirety of its electoral history in this dataset.
Its vote share fell -2.1 pp to 38.3%, even as its seat count grew.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from this election stand out on their own.
The tightest contest was in Panaji, Goa, Daman & Diu, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 225 votes.
The most one-sided race was Cortalim, Goa, Daman & Diu, won by 67.1% of the vote.
Daman, Goa, Daman & Diu saw the highest turnout of the election — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — at 85.9%.
The largest electorate was in Marmagoa, Goa, Daman & Diu, home to 27,962 registered voters.
The backdrop
The same rivals had already met in the union territory's earlier election, held soon after a special vote on its own future.
On 16 January 1967, the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu held a special Opinion Poll under the Goa, Daman and Diu (Opinion Poll) Act, 1966, asking voters whether Goa should merge into Maharashtra. Results declared 18 January showed a majority against merger (172,191 to 138,170), and Goa remained a separate Union Territory assembly.