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In May 1987 the [[India]]n [[Union Territory]] of [[Goa, Daman and Diu]] was bifurcated, as [[Goa]] attained statehood. [[Daman and Diu]] became a Union Territory of its own. Subsequently a by-election for a new [[Daman and Diu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Daman and Diu seat]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (lower house of the [[Parliament of India]]) was held on November 7, 1987.<ref name="b01">{{cite book|title=Asian Recorder, vol. 33|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EBQuAQAAIAAJ|year=1987|page=9780}}</ref><ref name="c">{{cite book|title=Political Events Annual|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SaJHAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=110}}</ref> The by-election was won by the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Gopal Kalan Tandel]], who obtained 17,027 votes. [[Narayan Srinivasa Fugro]], standing as an independent, finished in second place with 9,303 votes. There were also five other candidates in the fray, who all lost their deposits; M.B. Madhavbhai (independent, 852 votes), M.G. Ramzan (independent, 469 votes), B.R. Bhikabhai (NPI, 343 votes), D.B. Mohanlal (independent, 255 votes) and F.A. Anton (independent, 243 votes). <ref name="b01"/> <ref name="e01">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls Bye-election results 1952-95]''</ref>

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1987 Daman and Diu by-election - Revision history

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