2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election

2012 Goa Legislative Assembly Election

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All 40 assembly constituencies 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	82.94% (12.94%)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Manohar Parrikar Digambar Kamat Sudin Dhavalikar Party BJP INC MGP Alliance NDA UPA NDA Leader since 1994 1994 1999 Leader's seat Panjim Margao Marcaim Last election 14 16 2 Seats won 21 9 3 Seat change 7 7 1
Goa Legislative Assembly Elections 2012
Chief Minister before election Digambar Kamat INC Elected Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar BJP

The Goa legislative assembly election was held on 3 March 2012, to select the 40 members of the Sixth Goa Legislative Assembly, as the term of Sixth Legislative Assembly ended in March 2012.

The result was announced on 6 March. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrawadi Gomantak alliance defeated the incumbent Indian National Congress government in Goa led by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat with 24 seats in the 40-seat assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 21 seats, while the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won 3 seats. The MLA with the biggest margin of victory was the incumbent MLA Frances D'Souza of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Former chief minister Manohar Parrikar was sworn in as the new chief minister on 9 March.^[1]