The Ponda constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2022 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise .
Ravi Sitaram Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak with a margin of 77 votes.The Ponda Assembly constituency falls under the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Capt. Viriato Fernandez won the South Goa Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 13535 votes, defeating Pallavi Shrinivas Dempo of the Bharatiya Janata Party. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravi Sitaram Naik
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
7,514
Lead: 77
|
29.12% |
| Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 7,437 | 28.82% |
| Rajesh Verenkar | Indian National Congress | 6,839 | 26.51% |
| Sanish Tilve | Revolutionary Goans Party | 1,770 | 6.86% |
| Sandeep Sinai Khandeparkar | Independent | 1,237 | 4.79% |
| Surel Tilve | Aam Aadmi Party | 620 | 2.40% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 292 | 1.13% |
| Naresh Padwalkar | Independent | 92 | 0.36% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ravi Sitaram Naik
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
9,502
Lead: 3,010
|
37.86% |
| Sunil Desai | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,492 | 25.87% |
| Rajesh Verekar | Independent | 4,529 | 18.05% |
| Lavoo Mamledar | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 3,796 | 15.13% |
| Mulla Mansur Muzawar | Aam Aadmi Party | 522 | 2.08% |
| None Of The Above | None Of The Above | 254 | 1.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lavoo Mamledar
WINNER
|
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak |
12,662
Lead: 3,190
|
55% |
| Ravi Naik | Indian National Congress | 9,472 | 41% |
| Sayad Imtiyaz | All India Trinamool Congress | 502 | 2% |
| Gitesh Gokuldas Naik | United Goans Democratic Party | 223 | 1% |
| Mohan Govind Naik | Independent | 189 | 1% |
| John Mascarenhas | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Naik Ravi
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
9,972
Lead: 1,656
|
41% |
| Mamledar Lavoo | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 8,316 | 34% |
| Khandeparkar Sandeep | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,940 | 24% |
| Dias Santan | Janata Dal (Secular) | 329 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Naik Ravi Sitaram
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
10,745
Lead: 1,320
|
50% |
| Naik Shripad Yesso | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9,425 | 44% |
| Naik Rohidas Harischandra | Shiv Sena | 611 | 3% |
| Naik Deelipkumar Vishwanath | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 251 | 1% |
| Prabhu Vinayak Vaikunth | Independent | 122 | 1% |
| Prabhu Dattu Atmaram | Independent | 110 | 1% |
| Desai Shantaram Sukdo | Independent | 65 | 0% |
| Galayekar Chandrakant Pundalik | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Naik Ravi Sitaram
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
9,349
Lead: 4,036
|
49% |
| Khedekar Yeshwant Uttam | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,313 | 28% |
| Shet Verekar Shivadas Atmaram | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 2,905 | 15% |
| Aguiar Joildo Joao | Independent | 1,063 | 6% |
| Naik Ankush Babuli | Shiv Sena | 162 | 1% |
| Sitaram Balkrishna Kamat | Independent | 149 | 1% |
| Rane Uday Ishwar | Independent | 114 | 1% |
| Talekar Baburao Niloba | Independent | 96 | 1% |
| Kurtikar Subhas Datta | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Verekar Shivdas Atmaram
WINNER
|
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak |
6,931
Lead: 1,978
|
42% |
| Aguiar Joild Joao | Independent | 4,953 | 30% |
| Katkar Sulochana Ramakant | Indian National Congress | 3,751 | 23% |
| Tilve Umesh Pandurang | Bahujan Samaj Party | 339 | 2% |
| Naik Prakash Vishnu | Independent | 257 | 2% |
| Kudalkar Tulshidas Krishna | Independent | 85 | 1% |
| Mulla Dashkir Mulla | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shivdas Atamaram Shet Verekar
WINNER
|
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak |
6,212
Lead: 1,945
|
42% |
| Naik Mohan Govind | Indian National Congress | 4,267 | 29% |
| Sahakari Madhav Atmaram | Independent | 2,022 | 14% |
| Sunal Narayan Desai | Bharatiya Janata Party | 573 | 4% |
| Khanolkar Mahadev Satchit | Independent | 484 | 3% |
| Mulla Zahirluddin Mirza | Independent | 282 | 2% |
| Parkar Prakash Shanu | Independent | 239 | 2% |
| Sigaunkar Pradeep Kashi | Communist Party Of India | 212 | 1% |
| Usman Shaikh Mussa | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Naik Ravi Sitaram
WINNER
|
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak |
7,384
Lead: 2,622
|
45% |
| Naik Gaunekar Anil Norsu | Indian National Congress | 4,762 | 29% |
| Prabu Ramchandra Tukaram | Independent | 2,655 | 16% |
| Fonseca Anthonyu Joseph | Independent | 666 | 4% |
| Korde Madhav Shivram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 282 | 2% |
| Kamat Ravindra Pandurang | Independent | 111 | 1% |
| Da Cruz Isidoro Joaquim Fenelon | Independent | 88 | 1% |
| Kelekar Devendranath R. | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| Naik Gaunekar Narendra Ganesh | Independent | 20 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Naik Rhoidas Harischandra
WINNER
|
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak |
4,749
Lead: 313
|
46% |
| Aguiar Joildo Souza | Indian National Congress | 4,436 | 43% |
| Raikar Gajanan Gopinath | Janta Party | 952 | 9% |
| Shinkre Janaradan Jagannath | Independent | 134 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ravi Sitaram Naik | BJP | 7,514 | 77 | 29.12% |
| 2017 | Ravi Sitaram Naik | INC | 9,502 | 3,010 | 37.86% |
| 2012 | Lavoo Mamledar | MAG | 12,662 | 3,190 | 55% |
| 2007 | Naik Ravi | INC | 9,972 | 1,656 | 41% |
| 2002 | Naik Ravi Sitaram | INC | 10,745 | 1,320 | 50% |
| 1999 | Naik Ravi Sitaram | INC | 9,349 | 4,036 | 49% |
| 1994 | Verekar Shivdas Atmaram | MAG | 6,931 | 1,978 | 42% |
| 1989 | Shivdas Atamaram Shet Verekar | MAG | 6,212 | 1,945 | 42% |
| 1984 | Naik Ravi Sitaram | MAG | 7,384 | 2,622 | 45% |
| 1977 | Naik Rhoidas Harischandra | MAG | 4,749 | 313 | 46% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ravi Sitaram Naik | BJP |
7,514
(Lead: 77)
|
29.12% |
| Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar | MAG | 7,437 | 28.82% | |
| 2017 | Ravi Sitaram Naik | INC |
9,502
(Lead: 3,010)
|
37.86% |
| Sunil Desai | BJP | 6,492 | 25.87% | |
| 2012 | Lavoo Mamledar | MAG |
12,662
(Lead: 3,190)
|
55% |
| Ravi Naik | INC | 9,472 | 41% | |
| 2007 | Naik Ravi | INC |
9,972
(Lead: 1,656)
|
41% |
| Mamledar Lavoo | MAG | 8,316 | 34% | |
| 2002 | Naik Ravi Sitaram | INC |
10,745
(Lead: 1,320)
|
50% |
| Naik Shripad Yesso | BJP | 9,425 | 44% | |
| 1999 | Naik Ravi Sitaram | INC |
9,349
(Lead: 4,036)
|
49% |
| Khedekar Yeshwant Uttam | BJP | 5,313 | 28% | |
| 1994 | Verekar Shivdas Atmaram | MAG |
6,931
(Lead: 1,978)
|
42% |
| Aguiar Joild Joao | IND | 4,953 | 30% | |
| 1989 | Shivdas Atamaram Shet Verekar | MAG |
6,212
(Lead: 1,945)
|
42% |
| Naik Mohan Govind | INC | 4,267 | 29% | |
| 1984 | Naik Ravi Sitaram | MAG |
7,384
(Lead: 2,622)
|
45% |
| Naik Gaunekar Anil Norsu | INC | 4,762 | 29% | |
| 1977 | Naik Rhoidas Harischandra | MAG |
4,749
(Lead: 313)
|
46% |
| Aguiar Joildo Souza | INC | 4,436 | 43% |
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Ravi Sitaram Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Ponda Assembly seat in the 2022 elections, defeating Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak (MAG) by a margin of 77 votes.
The strike rate in the Ponda constituency is 56% MAG and 44% INC, with MAG won 5 times and INC won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
Ravi Sitaram Naik (BJP) received 29.12% vote share.
Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar (MAG) received 28.82% vote share.
Ravi Sitaram Naik (BJP) won the 2022 election with 7514 votes, leading by 77 votes and securing a 29.12% vote share.
The Ponda Assembly constituency falls under the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency of North Goa district.
Ravi Sitaram Naik (BJP) won the Ponda Assembly seat in 2022 with a margin of 77 votes over Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar (MAG).
The Ponda Assembly constituency is part of the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Siroda, Marcaim, Mormugao, Vasco-da-gama, Dabolim, Cortalim, Nuvem, Curtorim, Fatorda, Margao, Benaulim, Navelim, Cuncolim, Velim, Quepem, Curchorem, Sanvordem, Sanguem, Canacona.
The top candidates in the Ponda Assembly Election 2022 were:
Ravi Sitaram Naik (BJP)
Ketan Prabhu Bhatikar (MAG)
Rajesh Verenkar (INC)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Ravi Sitaram Naik (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.