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In Photos | Goa election 2022: Glimpses from the December 9, 1963, assembly election - Goa’s first as part of Independent India

The first democratic election in Goa and Daman & Diu was held on December 9, 1963, 720 days after liberation - on December 19, 1961 - from 450-odd years of Portuguese colonial rule. A total of 150 candidates (including 61 independents) contested the 28 assembly seats in Goa and one each in Daman & Diu. Back then, Goa had 3,28,071 voters and 427 polling booths while Daman & Diu had 13,083 and 8,886 voters and 16 and 11 polling booths, respectively. In Goa, the largest constituency was Mandrem with 14,662 voters, and Panjim was the smallest with 8,551 voters.

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Election History

In Photos | Goa election 2022: Glimpses from the December 9, 1963, assembly election - Goa’s first as part of Independent India