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Goa · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2002

Ponda

Winner — 2002

NAIK RAVI SITARAM
INC· INC
INC 50.3%BJP 44.1%6 others 5.6%
Votes
10,745
50.3% share
Winning margin
1,320
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.5%
of 31,651

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAIK RAVI SITARAM
INC
10,74550.3%
2
NAIK SHRIPAD YASSO
NDA
9,42544.1%
3
NAIK ROHIDAS HARISCHANDRA
6112.9%
4
NAIK DEELIPKUMAR VISHWANATH
MAG
2511.2%
5
PRABHU VINAYAK VAIKUNTH
IND
1220.6%
6
PRABHU DATTU ATMARAM
IND
1100.5%
7
DESAI SHANTARAM SUKDO
IND
650.3%
8
GALAYEKAR CHANDRAKANT PUNDALIK
IND
390.2%

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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.8% · max 21.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
30th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.3%BJP 44.1%OTH 5.6%

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
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