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Winner — 2012
DIGAMBAR KAMAT
INC· Goa Congress-NCP Alliance (UPA)
INC 54.4%BJP 34.3%3 others 11.4%
Votes
12,041
54.4% share
Winning margin
4,452
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.8%
of 28,103
Margao is a safe seat — DIGAMBAR KAMAT won by 20.1%.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIGAMBAR KAMAT | Goa Congress-NCP Alliance (UPA) | 12,041 | 54.4% |
| 2 | MAHATME RUPESH | NDA | 7,589 | 34.3% |
| 3 | COUTINHO SAVIO HUGO |  AITCUPA | 1,873 | 8.5% |
| 4 | IVO ALMEIDA COUTINHO | IND | 396 | 1.8% |
| 5 | CEDRIC ISIDORIO D'COSTA | IND | 250 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.8% · min 0.7% · max 73.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
31st of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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13th of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.4%BJP 34.3%AITC 8.5%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.18 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,40,537
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,966 km²
SC population1.2%
ST population14.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%HINDU
Hindu 53.3%Christian 36.2%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.4%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation81.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Women literate93.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.9%
Clean cooking fuel96.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
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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.