1967 referendum in Goa and Damaon to decide the future of Goa
1967 Goa status referendum
16 January 1967 (1967-01-16)
Should Goa merge with Maharashtra; and Damaon and Diu with Gujarat, or should they remain as a Union Territory?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Merge
138,170
44.52%
Remain
172,191
55.48%
Valid votes
310,361
97.71%
Invalid or blank votes
7,272
2.29%
Total votes
317,633
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
388,392
81.78%
The 1967 Goa status referendum popularly known as the Goa Opinion Poll was a referendum held in newly annexed union territory of Goa and Damaon in India, on 16 January 1967, to deal with the Konkani language agitation and to decide the future of Goa.
Symbol of Goa Opinion Poll Day (1967)
The referendum, backed by United Goans Party, offered the people of Goa a choice between continuing as a separate territory of India, or merging with the large Marathi speaking state of Maharashtra, the latter being the agenda of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. It is the only referendum to have been held in independent India.[1][2][3] The people of Goa voted against the merger and Goa continued to be a union territory. Subsequently, in 1987, Goa became a full-fledged state within the Indian Union.
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^Faleiro, Valmiki. "What a Monumental Shame !". The Goan Forum. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
^Prabhudesai, Sandesh. "THE HISTORIC OPINION POLL". p. 1. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
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