Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Panaji, 25th May, 2026 (Jyaistha 4, 1948) SERIES II No. 8
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
No. 3
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
State Election Commission, Goa
Order
No. 4/93/Delimitation/11-MC.2026/SEC/Part_2/169 Date : 25-May-2026
In exercise of powers vested in me under sub-section (2) of Section 9 of Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 in accordance with the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 (Ordinance No. 4 of 2026), I, Menino D'Souza, IAS (Retd.), State Election Commissioner, Goa fix the number of elected Councillors taking into consideration the population in the respective Municipal area as per the Population Census 2011, for (1) Mormugao Municipal Council, (2) Margao Municipal Council, (3) Mapusa Municipal Council, (4) Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council, (5) Bicholim Municipal Council, (6) Cuncolim Municipal Council, (7) Quepem Municipal Council, (8) Canacona Municipal Council, (9) Valpoi Municipal Council, (10) Pernem Municipal Council and (11) Sanguem Municipal Council for the purpose of the ensuing General Elections to 11 Municipal Councils as under:-
| Sr. No. | Name of the Municipal Council | Class of the Municipal Council | Number of elected Councillors |
| 1 | Mormugao Municipal Council | A | 27 |
| 2 | Margao Municipal Council | A | 27 |
| 3 | Mapusa Municipal Council | B | 20 |
| 4 | Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council | B | 17 |
| 5 | Bicholim Municipal Council | B | 15 |
| 6 | Cuncolim Municipal Council | B | 15 |
| 7 | Quepem Municipal Council | B | 14 |
| 8 | Canacona Municipal Council | B | 13 |
| 9 | Valpoi Municipal Council | C | 10 |
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| 10 | Pernem Municipal Council | C | 10 |
| 11 | Sanguem Municipal Council | C | 10 |
Menino D'Souza, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner, State Election Commission, Goa.
Altinho, Panaji.
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Order
No. 4/93/Delimitation/11-MC.2026/SEC/Part_2/170 Date : 25-May-2026
In exercise of powers vested in me under sub-section (1) of Section 10 of Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 and in accordance with the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 (Ordinance No. 4 of 2026), I, Menino D'Souza, IAS (Retd.), State Election Commissioner, Goa fix the number of wards into which the Municipal area shall be divided for (1) Mormugao Municipal Council, (2) Margao Municipal Council, (3) Mapusa Municipal Council, (4) Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council, (5) Bicholim Municipal Council, (6) Cuncolim Municipal Council, (7) Quepem Municipal Council, (8) Canacona Municipal Council, (9) Valpoi Municipal Council, (10) Pernem Municipal Council and (11) Sanguem Municipal Council for the purpose of the ensuing General Elections to 11 Municipal Councils as under:-
| Sr. No. | Name of the Municipal Council | Class of the Municipal Council | Number of wards |
| 1 | Mormugao Municipal Council | A | 27 |
| 2 | Margao Municipal Council | A | 27 |
| 3 | Mapusa Municipal Council | B | 20 |
| 4 | Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council | B | 17 |
| 5 | Bicholim Municipal Council | B | 15 |
| 6 | Cuncolim Municipal Council | B | 15 |
| 7 | Quepem Municipal Council | B | 14 |
| 8 | Canacona Municipal Council | B | 13 |
| 9 | Valpoi Municipal Council | C | 10 |
| 10 | Pernem Municipal Council | C | 10 |
| 11 | Sanguem Municipal Council | C | 10 |
Menino D'Souza, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner, State Election Commission, Goa.
Altinho, Panaji.
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Order
No. 3/47/Bye-ELN/2026-27/SEC/171 Date : 25-May-2026
Read: Order No. 3/47/Bye-ELN/2026-27/SEC/109 dated 04/05/2026.
The Model Code of Conduct imposed by the State Election Commission, Goa with effect from 04th May, 2026 vide above referred order for Bye-Election to Ward No. III of Village Panchayat Arpora Nagoa, taluka Bardez, North Goa District in the State of Goa and Ward No. VII of Village Panchayat Sancordem, taluka Dharbandora, Kushavati District in the State of Goa is lifted with immediate effect.
This is for information and further necessary action by all concerned authorities.
Menino D'Souza, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner, State Election Commission, Goa.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES II No. 8 (EXTRAORDINARY No. 3) 25TH MAY, 2026Order
No. 4/93/Delimitation/11-MC.2026/SEC/Part_2/172 Date : 25-May-2026
Read: 1. Order No. 4/93/Delimitation/11-MC.2026/SEC/Part_2/169 dated 25/05/2026.
2. Order No. 4/93/Delimitation/11-MC.2026/SEC/Part_2/170 dated 25/05/2026.
In exercise of the powers conferred in me under Section 10 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, I, Menino D'Souza, IAS (Retd.), State Election Commissioner, Goa, Panaji-Goa hereby initiate the process of dividing each Municipal area as mentioned in column 3 into wards, for ensuing General Election to (1) Mormugao Municipal Council, (2) Margao Municipal Council, (3) Mapusa Municipal Council, (4) Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council, (5) Bicholim Municipal Council, (6) Cuncolim Municipal Council, (7) Quepem Municipal Council, (8) Canacona Municipal Council, (9) Valpoi Municipal Council, (10) Pernem Municipal Council and (11) Sanguem Municipal Council. To assist me in the above process the Officers mentioned below are appointed as the Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) and Asst. Electoral Registration Officers (AERO):-
| Sr. No. | Taluka | Name of the Municipal Council | Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) | Asst. Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Pernem | Pernem Municipal Council | Deputy Collector & Sub-Divisional Officer, Pernem | Mamlatdar of Pernem Taluka, Pernem-Goa. |
| 2 | Bicholim | Bicholim Municipal Council | Deputy Collector & Sub-Divisional Officer, Bicholim | Mamlatdar of Bicholim Taluka, Bicholim-Goa. |
| 3 | Bardez | Mapusa Municipal Council | Deputy Collector & Sub-Divisional Officer-I, Mapusa | Mamlatdar of Bardez Taluka, Bardez-Goa. |
| 4 | Sattari | Valpoi Municipal Council | Deputy Collector & Sub-Divisional Officer, Sattari | Mamlatdar of Sattari Taluka, Sattari-Goa. |
| 5 | Mormugao | Mormugao Municipal Council | Deputy Collector/Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO)/Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Mormugao | Mamlatdar of Mormugao Taluka, Mormugao-Goa. |
| 6 | Salcete | Margao Municipal Council | Deputy Collector & Sub-Divisional Officer-I (SDO-I), Salcete | Mamlatdar of Salcete Taluka, Salcete-Goa. |
| 7 | Salcete | Cuncolim Municipal Council | Deputy Collector & SDM-II/Sub- Divisional Officer-II (SDO-II), Salcete | Joint Mamlatdar I of Salcete Taluka, Salcete- Goa. |
| 8 | Quepem | Quepem Municipal Council | Deputy Collector/Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO)/Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Quepem | Mamlatdar of Quepem Taluka, Quepem-Goa. |
| 9 | Quepem | Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council | ||
| 10 | Canacona | Canacona Municipal Council | Deputy Collector/Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO)/Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Canacona | Mamlatdar of Canacona Taluka, Canacona-Goa. |
| 11 | Sanguem | Sanguem Municipal Council | Deputy Collector/Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO)/Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Sanguem | Mamlatdar of Sanguem Taluka, Sanguem-Goa. |
Menino D'Souza, IAS (Retd.), Commissioner, State Election Commission, Goa.
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