Velim Assembly constituency is one of the 40 Goa Legislative Assembly constituencies of the state of Goa in southern India. Itlso one of the 20 constituencies falling under South Goa Lok Sabha constituency and includes villages and towns like Velim, Assolna, Ambelim, Chinchinim and Sao Jose de Areal.

It has traditionally been regarded as a longstanding stronghold of the Congress party.

Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1989Farrel FurtadoIndian National Congress
1994Manu FernandesIndependent
1999Filipe Nery RodriguesIndian National Congress
2002Independent
2007Indian National Congress
2012Benjamin SilvaIndependent
2017Filipe Nery RodriguesIndian National Congress
2022Cruz SilvaAam Aadmi Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Velim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AAPCruz Silva5,39023.04%8.49
INCSavio D'Silva5,22122.32%21.96
AITCBenjamin Silva4,13417.67%New
RGPDagley Fernandes3,65315.62%New
NCPFilipe Nery Rodrigues3,42014.62%New
BJPSavio Rodrigues1,3315.69%1.81
NOTANone of the Above2411.03%0.07
Margin of victory1690.72%21.61
Turnout23,39074.18%1.28
Registered electors31,5331.14
AAP gain from INCSwing21.23

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Velim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCFilipe Nery Rodrigues10,41744.28%7.07
IndependentBenjamin Silva5,16421.95%New
AAPCruz Silva3,42314.55%New
BJPVinay Tari1,7657.50%New
GFPAnthony Rodrigues (Babush)1,4606.21%New
IndependentEdrich Correia3351.42%New
NOTANone of the Above2601.11%New
IndependentJose Fernandes (Champy)2361.00%New
Margin of victory5,25322.33%0.08
Turnout23,52775.46%0.02
Registered electors31,1786.28
INC gain from IndependentSwing15.18

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Velim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentBenjamin Silva13,16459.45%New
INCFilipe Nery Rodrigues8,23837.21%23.21
IndependentCliffton Desouza3861.74%New
AITCMichael Beny Da Costa3401.54%New
Margin of victory4,92622.25%1.36
Turnout22,14275.43%10.87
Registered electors29,33643.77
Independent gain from INCSwing0.97

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Velim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCFilipe Nery Rodrigues7,96560.42%35.95
Save Goa FrontSilva Benjamin5,21139.53%New
Margin of victory2,75420.89%21.99
Turnout13,18364.57%0.58
Registered electors20,4051.55
INC gain from IndependentSwing

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Velim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentFilipe Nery Rodrigues8,66467.35%New
INCD'Silva Marcus Sebastiano3,14824.47%41.33
UGDPViegas Anacleto Luis1,0538.18%0.81
Margin of victory5,51642.88%1.43
Turnout12,86564.02%4.69
Registered electors20,0940.21
Independent gain from INCSwing

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Velim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCFilipe Nery Rodrigues7,82965.80%New
Goa Rajiv Congress PartyManu Fernandes2,55721.49%New
UGDPAnacleto Luis Viegas1,0708.99%New
BJPDesai Vishal Shabu4363.66%New
Margin of victory5,27244.31%23.25
Turnout11,89859.31%5.46
Registered electors20,05210.47
INC gain from IndependentSwing19.81

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Velim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentManu Fernandes5,40945.99%New
INCGracias Farrel Elvis2,93224.93%
UGDPRodrigues Filip Cruz2,16418.40%New
IndependentCairo Savio Lourdes4593.90%New
IndependentLetao Cirio Caitano2301.96%New
JDCoutinho Ciriaco Antonio1841.56%New
MGPMaximiano G. Furtado1711.45%New
Margin of victory2,47721.06%36.73
Turnout11,76263.87%0.96
Registered electors18,1522.87
Independent gain from INCSwing31.24

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Goa Legislative Assembly election : Velim
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCFarrel Furtado8,96277.23%New
JDRodrigues Gabriel Minguel2,25619.44%New
IndependentFernandes Roqge S. Avelino1030.89%New
Margin of victory6,70657.79%
Turnout11,60464.67%
Registered electors17,646
INC win (new seat)

See also

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