EXTRAORDINARY

No. 3

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

State Election Commission, Goa

Order

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

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

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.

Altinho, Panaji.

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25TH MAY, 2026

Order

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.

Altinho, Panaji.

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