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Goa · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2002

Cortalim

Winner — 2002

SALDANHA MATANHY
UGDP· UGDP
UGDP 37.9%INC 33.1%4 others 28.9%
Votes
6,741
37.9% share
Winning margin
850
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.6%
of 27,506

A closely fought contest. SALDANHA MATANHY won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SALDANHA MATANHY
UGDP
UGDP
6,74137.9%
2
GODINHO MAUVIN HELIODORO
INC
5,89133.1%
3
VAZ ANTHONY MATHEW
NDA
4,72626.6%
4
VAZ JOAQUIM
IND
2121.2%
5
NAIK SURESH KASHINATH
GSRP
1220.7%
6
KALANGUTKAR SHASHIKANT GANPAT
IND
800.5%

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.

Low turnout (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 4.8% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
16th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UGDP 37.9%INC 33.1%BJP 26.6%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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