Goa assembly election 2022 schedule
]Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Goa
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Goa saw a voter turnout of nearly 79 per cent, with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s constituency -Sanquelim - registering the highest turnout.Goa election schedule 2022 was announced in January by the Election Commission at a time when the country was witnessing a surge in Covid cases with Omicron driving the third wave.
Goa candidate list has 301 leaders. Pramod Sawant-led ruling BJP is fighting for a second term, without the guidance of Manohar Parrikar for the first time in nearly two decades. The Congress, which was the single-largest party with 17 seats in the 40-member state assembly, has claimed it will win the state
The AAP, which has delivered impressive performance in civic polls, is also among the contenders. Amit Palekar is the face of the party.It will be interesting to see if Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, whose efforts to remain visible on the ground have been noticed, is able to make a dent after an open rift with the Congress. The TMC is contesting the Goa election with the MGP, the state’s first ruling party.
Dominating the Goa assembly election news have been the defections and possibility of tie-ups between the opposition parties that are trying to forge an anti-BJP alliance before the 2024 national polls.
Goa election result will be out on March 10, along with four other states - Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur and Uttarakhand.
| Poll Events | Single Phase |
|---|---|
| No. of Constituencies | (All 40 ACs) |
| Date of Issue of Notification | 21-01-2022 (Friday) |
| Last date of making nomination | 28-01-2022 (Friday) |
| Date of Scrutiny | 29-01-2022 (Saturday) |
| Last date of withdrawal | 31-01-2022 (Monday) |
| Date of Poll | 14-02-2022 (Monday) |
| Date of Counting | 10-03-2022 (Thursday) |
| Date of completion | 12-03-2022 (Saturday) |
[Goa Election 2022]
BJP unleashed violence after Tripura results, alleges Opposition team
“What we witnessed and heard from the members of victim families were beyond imagination and far more shocking than we apprehended," said CPI(M) MP Elamaram Kareem, a member of the delegation.
After attack, MPs cancel visit to areas that saw post-poll violence in Tripura
Of the three teams, the one led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP Elaram Karim and Congress Lok Sabha MP Abdul Khalek came under attack during their visit to Nehalchandranagar on Friday.
Tripura violence: Left and Congress MPs ‘attacked’; 3-4 vehicles vandalised
Assistant inspector general (law and order) Jyotishman Das Chowdhury said no one of the eight-member team was injured in the attack in Nehalchandrangar.
Nagaland swearing in: Neiphiu Rio's cabinet to have 12 members. Full list
Nagaland scripted a history in this year's election as its first female legislators were elected in 60-years of statehood.
Conrad Sangma takes oath as Meghalaya CM; Tynsong, Dhar his deputy
National People's Party chief Conrad Sangma takes oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term.
Meghalaya, Nagaland chief ministers to take oath today; PM to attend: 10 points
Besides Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and JP Nadda are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of both the chief ministers.
Nagaland to be without opposition as all parties say they back govt
The NPF is willing to stay in opposition, Kikon said, but if it was invited to come together for the greater interest of pressing for an early solution to the protracted Naga political issue, it will be willing to do so.
As BJP supports Sangma, Congress shares Modi's speech: ‘In a fit of amnesia…’
BJP's bigwigs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, constantly targeted National People's Party leader and Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma for running the "most corrupt" state government in the country.
In Meghalaya, shot in arm for Sangma; elected MLAs to take oath today: 5 points
Narendra Modi will visit Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of chief ministers and other leaders on March 7 and 8.
Suspense over next CM after Tripura poll verdict
A day after the victory, chief minister Manik Saha tendered his resignation to governor Satyadeo Narain Arya but did not stake claim to forming the next government.
