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Winner — 1977
GAONKAR VASU PAIK
MAG
MAG 49.8%JNP 27.1%4 others 23.1%
Votes
5,544
49.8% share
Winning margin
2,531
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.3%
of 15,833
Canacona is a safe seat — GAONKAR VASU PAIK won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAONKAR VASU PAIK |  MAG | 5,544 | 49.8% |
| 2 | PRABHU GOPAL VENKATESH | 3,013 | 27.1% | |
| 3 | FERNANDES MARTINHO MENINO NICOLAN | INC | 1,745 | 15.7% |
| 4 | GAONKAR JIVA BHAGDO | IND | 619 | 5.6% |
| 5 | RAIKAR LOCXIMON BAPUJI | IND | 124 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DESSAI MOLU KRISHNARAO | IND | 78 | 0.7% |
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.
Average turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 2.8% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
11th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
6th of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MAG 49.8%JNP 27.1%INC 15.7%IND 5.6%OTH 1.8%
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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