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Winner — 2012
CHANDRAKANT KAVALEKAR
INC· Goa Congress-NCP Alliance (UPA)
INC 44.2%IND 18.6%3 others 37.2%
Votes
10,994
44.2% share
Winning margin
6,373
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.0%
of 28,898
Quepem is a safe seat — CHANDRAKANT KAVALEKAR won by 25.6%.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.91 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRAKANT KAVALEKAR | Goa Congress-NCP Alliance (UPA) | 10,994 | 44.2% |
| 2 | PRAKASH SHANKAR VELIP | IND | 4,621 | 18.6% |
| 3 | PRAKASH ARJUN VELIP |  MAG | 4,536 | 18.3% |
| 4 | COLACO MANUEL | UGDP | 4,356 | 17.5% |
| 5 | JOSEPH GONSALVES | GVP | 354 | 1.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 6.3% · max 25.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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10th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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31st of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.2%IND 18.6%MAG 18.3%UGDP 17.5%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.91 Cr
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 vaccinated— NOT 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?
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