1963 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

1963 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

9 December 1963

All 30 seats in the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50-70%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
MGP
UGP
INC
Leader Dayanand Bandodkar Jack de Sequeira
Party MGP UGP INC
Leader's seat Marcaim (bypoll) Panaji
Seats before New New New
Seats won 14 12 1
Seat change New New New
Popular vote 40.13% 29.69% 17.27%

Elected CM

Dayanand Bandodkar
MGP

The first elections to the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly were held in December 1963, to elect members of the 30 constituencies, in the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, India.

The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party won the most seats (fourteen), and its leader, Dayanand Bandodkar was appointed as the Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu. The United Goans Party won 12 seats, three seats were won by Independents, whereas the Jawaharlal Nehru-led Indian National Congress only won one seat.