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Goa · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1980

Pale

Winner — 1980

NAIK VISHNU RAMA
MAG
MAG 43.1%INC(U) 36.5%5 others 20.5%
Votes
5,827
43.1% share
Winning margin
895
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.3%
of 17,967

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAIK VISHNU RAMA
MAG
5,82743.1%
2
SURYARAO SARDESSAI RAMESH NARAYAN
4,93236.5%
3
SHENVI SURLIKAR LAXMIKANT SHANTARAM
IND
1,94514.4%
4
SEWANT PANDURANG GOVIND
3822.8%
5
MORAJKAR PUTU JAIDEV
IND
2471.8%
6
PODNEKAR SHANU JIVBA
IND
1831.4%
7
TORGAL ABDUL KARIM KHAN
IND
140.1%

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.

Average turnout (21st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 3.2% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MAG 43.1%INC(U) 36.5%IND 14.4%OTH 6.1%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nuts🏷️FeniGI
Aguada Fortress (Upper)

Aguada Fortress (Upper)

🏛️MonumentASI

Aguada Fortress (Upper)

Fortification wall of Aguada Fortress (Lower)

Fortification wall of Aguada Fortress (Lower)

🏛️MonumentASI

Fortification wall of Aguada Fortress (Lower)

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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