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Goa · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1989

Pale

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Winner — 1989

USGONKAR VINAY KUMAR PUNDLIK
MAG
MAG 62.3%INC 22.0%12 others 15.7%
Votes
8,009
62.3% share
Winning margin
5,188
40.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
67.5%
of 19,048

Pale is a safe seat — USGONKAR VINAY KUMAR PUNDLIK won by 40.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
USGONKAR VINAY KUMAR PUNDLIK
MAG
8,00962.3%
2
VERENKAR CHANDRAKANT VISHWANATH
INC
INC
2,82121.9%
3
VAZ GEORGE SABASTIAO
CPI
Left
8166.3%
4
MANDREKAR UMESH JAGANNATH
SHS
3873.0%
5
KENEKAR LAVU JAIDAV
IND
2812.2%
6
BANDODKAR SITARAM R.
IND
1100.9%
7
NAIK RAMCHANDRA WAMAN
IND
1010.8%
8
MALIK DIGAMBAR GUNAJI
IND
830.7%
9
NAIK SAHMSUNDAR ANANT
IND
710.6%
10
DAVASKAR NAVNATH PANDURANG
IND
580.5%
11
MALIK NAGESH GOPI
IND
510.4%
12
NAIK SHIRODKAR DAMODAR HARISHCHANDRA
GBS
260.2%
13
GAONKAR BABUSO SALVO
IND
240.2%
14
GAWAS NILKANT JAIRAM
IND
120.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 40.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
1st of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
15th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MAG 62.3%INC 21.9%CPI 6.3%OTH 9.4%

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
🏺Cashew Nuts🏷️FeniGI
Rock Cut Caves, Arvalem

Rock Cut Caves, Arvalem

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock Cut Caves

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