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Goa · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2002

Bicholim

Winner — 2002

PATNEKAR RAJESH TULSHIDAS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.3%MAG 38.8%2 others 7.0%
Votes
8,960
54.3% share
Winning margin
2,560
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.3%
of 21,090

Bicholim is a safe seat — PATNEKAR RAJESH TULSHIDAS won by 15.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATNEKAR RAJESH TULSHIDAS
BJP (NDA)
8,96054.3%
2
RAUT PANDURANG DATTARAM
MAG
6,40038.8%
3
PARAB ARJUN SHRIRANG
INC
7944.8%
4
GAD VIVEKANAND SUKDO
NCP
3542.1%

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 (20th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.6% · max 41.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
20th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.99
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
7th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.3%MAG 38.8%OTH 6.9%

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?

18 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nuts🏷️FeniGI
Arch of Adilshah's Palace

Arch of Adilshah's Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Arch of Adilshah's Palace

Arch of Viceroy

Arch of Viceroy

🏛️MonumentASI

Arch of Viceroy

Chapel of St. Francis of Xavier and connected buildings

Chapel of St. Francis of Xavier and connected buildings

🏛️MonumentASI

Chapel of St. Francis of Xavier and connected buildings

Chapel of St.Catherine

Chapel of St.Catherine

🏛️MonumentASI

Chapel of St.Catherine

House of Bull

House of Bull

🏛️MonumentASI

House of Bull

Largo of St. Francis Xavier

Largo of St. Francis Xavier

🏛️MonumentASI

Largo of St. Francis Xavier

Portal Remains of St.Paul's College

Portal Remains of St.Paul's College

🏛️MonumentASI

Portal Remains of St.Paul's College

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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