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Goa · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2002

Pale

Winner — 2002

AMONKAR SURESH KUSO
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.8%INC 40.7%2 others 9.4%
Votes
8,519
49.8% share
Winning margin
1,554
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.6%
of 22,321

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMONKAR SURESH KUSO
BJP (NDA)
8,51949.8%
2
GAWAS GURUDAS PRABHAKAR
INC
6,96540.8%
3
AMONKAR GHADI PRADEEP PUNDALIK
MAG
1,3117.7%
4
GHADI DAMODAR KRISHNA
2981.7%

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 (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 40.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
1st of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
15th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%INC 40.8%MAG 7.7%OTH 1.7%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nuts🏷️FeniGI
Rock Cut Caves, Arvalem

Rock Cut Caves, Arvalem

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock Cut Caves

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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