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Winner — 1989
VASU PAIK GAONKAR
INC· INC
INC 47.1%SHS 46.1%7 others 6.8%
Votes
4,192
47.1% share
Winning margin
85
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.5%
of 11,794
Poinguinim was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 85 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VASU PAIK GAONKAR | INC | 4,192 | 47.1% |
| 2 | ACHARYA GOVIND RAGHU CHANDRA | 4,107 | 46.1% | |
| 3 | PAINGUINKAR PRABHAKAR NARAYAN | IND | 196 | 2.2% |
| 4 | VELIP BABU RAMA | IND | 134 | 1.5% |
| 5 | JOSE VIRGILIO COUNTINHO | IND | 98 | 1.1% |
| 6 | KAMAT MADHUSUDAN HARI | IND | 68 | 0.8% |
| 7 | D SOUZA SILVESTRE XAVIER | IND | 48 | 0.5% |
| 8 | NAIK PRASHANT MUKUND | GLP | 38 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PAINGUINKAR KASHIBAI NARAYAN | IND | 26 | 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.
Average turnout (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.9% · max 16.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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13th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.87
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%SHS 46.1%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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