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Goa · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2007

Saligao

Winner — 2007

DILIP DNYANESHWAR PARULEKAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.1%NCP 30.4%4 others 26.5%
Votes
6,639
43.1% share
Winning margin
1,957
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.0%
of 22,026

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.74 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DILIP DNYANESHWAR PARULEKAR
BJP (NDA)
6,63943.1%
2
D'SOUZA WILFRED
UPA
4,68230.4%
3
DMELLO TRAJANO
IND
2,29014.9%
4
SAYED SALIM
SGF
1,60110.4%
5
TULSAKAR ANAND
MAG
1170.8%
6
KANCHAN ARUN THOOL
IND
790.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (21st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 3.2% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.1%NCP 30.4%IND 14.9%SGF 10.4%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.74 Cr

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nuts🏷️FeniGI
Aguada Fortress (Upper)

Aguada Fortress (Upper)

🏛️MonumentASI

Aguada Fortress (Upper)

Fortification wall of Aguada Fortress (Lower)

Fortification wall of Aguada Fortress (Lower)

🏛️MonumentASI

Fortification wall of Aguada Fortress (Lower)

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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