Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Panaji (Goa) was won by Shripad Yesso Naik (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 56,213 votes over D'Souza Wilfred. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Panaji, Goa, from 1989 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1989–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1989
Gopal Mayokar
MAG
116,392
48.7%
Shantaram L. Naik (Indian National Congress)
15,837 (6.6 pts)
1991
Prabhu Zantye Harish Narayan
Indian National Congress
88,336
58.2%
Gopal Mayekar (MAG)
57,444 (37.8 pts)
1996
Khalap Ramakant D
MAG
92,348
43.4%
Kasar Amrut Shivram (Indian National Congress)
10,545 (5.0 pts)
1998
Ravi Sitaram Naik
Indian National Congress
68,224
28.3%
Raut Pandurang Dattaram (Bharatiya Janata Party)
417 (0.2 pts)
1999
Shripad Yasso Naik
Bharatiya Janata Party
104,958
55.0%
Khalap Ramakant (Indian National Congress)
36,721 (19.2 pts)
2004
Shripad Yesso Naik
Bharatiya Janata Party
144,842
56.8%
D'Souza Wilfred (Nationalist Congress Party)
56,213 (22.1 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Gopal Mayokar
MAG
116,392
48.7%
Shantaram L. Naik
Indian National Congress
100,555
42.1%
Ramdas Gajanand Satardekar
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,914
2.1%
Sitakant Shivaji Dubhashi
Independent
4,825
2.0%
Narayan Vithal Palekar
Communist Party of India
3,543
1.5%
Gangadhar Yeshwant Bhandare
Bharatiya Janata Party
2,957
1.2%
Pandharinath Kamath Dhakankar
Independent
2,338
1.0%
Sitaram R. Bandodkar
Independent
894
0.4%
Gansham Sadashiv Satoskar
Independent
621
0.3%
Hamda Issak Khan
JNP (JP)
596
0.2%
Anthony Leao Dias
Independent
546
0.2%
Naresh Miraji Mirajkar
Independent
477
0.2%
Govind Subrai Naique
Independent
386
0.2%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhu Zantye Harish Narayan
Indian National Congress
88,336
58.2%
Gopal Mayekar
MAG
30,892
20.3%
Parikar Manohar Gopalkrishna
Bharatiya Janata Party
26,988
17.8%
Christopher Fonseca
Communist Party of India
2,292
1.5%
Borkar Dilip Dharma
GLP
643
0.4%
Fernandes Victoria Romeo (W)
Independent
534
0.4%
Pradip Gonkar
Bahujan Samaj Party
510
0.3%
Dias Anthony Leao
Independent
379
0.2%
Rohidas Kurtikar
Independent
351
0.2%
Thakkar Kanubhai
Independent
322
0.2%
Mandrekar Dilip Dattaram
LKD
162
0.1%
Kamat Dhankar Pandarinath Janardhan
Independent
136
0.1%
Dias Thomas
Independent
131
0.1%
Sanyogita J. Rane (W)
Independent
93
0.1%
Prakash Baburao Naik
Independent
58
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Khalap Ramakant D
MAG
92,348
43.4%
Kasar Amrut Shivram
Indian National Congress
81,803
38.4%
Manohar Parrikar
Bharatiya Janata Party
36,022
16.9%
Pandharinath Janardhan Kamat Dhakankar
Independent
795
0.4%
Phadte Bandodkar Sitaram Ramanath
Independent
610
0.3%
Cabral Anton Francis
Independent
384
0.2%
Mandrekar Deelip Dattaram
Samajwadi Party
371
0.2%
K.M. Acharya
Independent
255
0.1%
Sardessai Prataprao Naik Atmaram Shambhu
Independent
201
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ravi Sitaram Naik
Indian National Congress
68,224
28.3%
Raut Pandurang Dattaram
Bharatiya Janata Party
67,807
28.1%
Khalap Ramakant Dattaram
MAG
61,538
25.5%
Gaonkar Babuso Savlo
UGDP
43,719
18.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shripad Yasso Naik
Bharatiya Janata Party
104,958
55.0%
Khalap Ramakant
Indian National Congress
68,237
35.7%
Fonseca Christopher
Communist Party of India
6,105
3.2%
Malik Sadanand Uttam
Nationalist Congress Party
4,988
2.6%
Sanjay Pundlik Harmalkar
Shiv Sena
2,440
1.3%
Sequeira Savio Victor
Independent
2,103
1.1%
Akhadkar Sweta Shashikant
GVP
1,407
0.7%
Paddy Difle
Independent
747
0.4%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shripad Yesso Naik
Bharatiya Janata Party
144,842
56.8%
D'Souza Wilfred
Nationalist Congress Party
88,629
34.8%
Christopher Oswald Fonseca
Communist Party of India
7,977
3.1%
Paresh Atmaram Raikar
MAG
5,377
2.1%
Sameer Anant Bandodkar
Shiv Sena
4,027
1.6%
Adv. Ramesh Sakharam Naik
Independent
2,541
1.0%
Bhonsle Dhuma Rajaram
Independent
1,426
0.6%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Panaji has been contested at 6 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1989. Parties that have won this seat over that span: MAG, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Panaji in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Shripad Yesso Naik (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Panaji, Goa, in 2004 with 144,842 votes (56.8%), a margin of 56,213 votes over D'Souza Wilfred.
Which parties have won Panaji since 1989?
Since 1989, Panaji has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, MAG.
What was the closest result in Panaji?
The closest result on record for Panaji was 1998, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 417 votes (0.2 percentage points).