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Winner — 1994
ZUWARKAR SOMNATH DATTA
INC· INC
INC 48.2%MAG 47.6%3 others 4.2%
Votes
6,514
48.2% share
Winning margin
72
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.7%
of 20,900
Taleigao was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 72 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZUWARKAR SOMNATH DATTA | INC | 6,514 | 48.2% |
| 2 | FERNANDES NICHOLAS PEDRO |  MAG | 6,442 | 47.6% |
| 3 | SALDANHA MATANHY JOSE | GLP | 363 | 2.7% |
| 4 | MORASKAR SANJAY GAJANAN | 163 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | VAZHAIL GOPLAN KANNU | IND | 43 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
33rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
23rd of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.2%MAG 47.6%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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