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Goa · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1980

Benaulim

Winner — 1980

CRUZ FRANCISCO MONTE P. D.
INC(U) 74.2%MAG 17.3%5 others 8.5%
Votes
7,936
74.2% share
Winning margin
6,084
56.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.3%
of 18,049

Benaulim is a safe seat — CRUZ FRANCISCO MONTE P. D. won by 56.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CRUZ FRANCISCO MONTE P. D.
7,93674.2%
2
CARDOZO RAUL JOAQUIM
MAG
1,85217.3%
3
SILVA EUGENIO SILVANO
IND
2772.6%
4
BARRETO JOAO JERONIO
2202.1%
5
COTA JOSE LOURANCE JOAQUIM
IND
1971.8%
6
BRAGANZA EDWARD FRANCISCO
JNP(S)
1881.8%
7
RODRIGUES FELIX VALOIS
IND
260.2%

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.

Average turnout (12th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
56.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 4.1% · max 56.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.41
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
27th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 74.2%MAG 17.3%OTH 8.5%

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?

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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