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Winner — 1999
BANDEKAR SANJAY VIMAL
INC· INC
INC 37.4%BJP 36.1%3 others 26.6%
Votes
4,849
37.4% share
Winning margin
171
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.2%
of 17,496
Canacona was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 171 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANDEKAR SANJAY VIMAL | INC | 4,849 | 37.4% |
| 2 | PAI KHOT VIJAY ANANDRAO | NDA | 4,678 | 36.0% |
| 3 | NAIK GAONKAR CHANDRAKANT, ALIAS SHABARAM |  MAG | 3,031 | 23.4% |
| 4 | ULHAS NILU GOANKAR | GRCP | 224 | 1.7% |
| 5 | FERNANDES MICHEL | IND | 194 | 1.5% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 1.3% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
6th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.4%BJP 36.0%MAG 23.4%OTH 3.2%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.