The Portuguese ruled territories of

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to th ...

, Daman and Diu were invaded and successfully annexed through Operation Vijay into the Republic of India on 19 December 1961. Since then, elections in the state are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect representatives of various bodies on national, state and district levels.

Electoral system

National level

Lok Sabha

Goa has two Lok Sabha constituencies;

North Goa North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka ...

and

South Goa South Goa district is one of two districts that comprises the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, wh ...

, none of which are reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. Keys:

Rajya Sabha

State level

Legislative Assembly

The Goa Legislative Assembly has 40 constituencies of which only one is reserved for Scheduled Caste.

Political parties

References

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