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Goa · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

DESSAI VAIKUNT GOVIND
INC· INC
INC 40.7%MAG 35.1%5 others 24.3%
Votes
4,168
40.7% share
Winning margin
571
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.1%
of 17,045

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DESSAI VAIKUNT GOVIND
INC
4,16840.7%
2
GAUNSO DESSAI SATISH NILU
MAG
3,59735.1%
3
RAUTO DESSAI GANESH SHANKER
1,19411.7%
4
DINIZ PATRICK DOMINGO
IND
1,06010.3%
5
DESSAI NARAYAN MAHADEV
IND
1361.3%
6
PARCEKER HIRA LOLI
IND
730.7%
7
NAIK KESHAV MOLU
IND
240.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.8% · max 21.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
30th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.7%MAG 35.1%JNP 11.7%IND 10.3%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,18,008
Density
471 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,736 km²
SC population2.1%
ST population6.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.1%Christian 16.4%Muslim 7.1%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity97.1%
Sanitation78.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.2%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Women literate92.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.5%
Clean cooking fuel96.7%
Health insurance64.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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