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Goa · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2012

Sanguem

Winner — 2012

SUBHASH U. PHAL DESSAI
BJP· BJP-MGP alliance (NDA)
BJP 34.7%NCP 32.4%5 others 32.9%
Votes
7,454
34.7% share
Winning margin
483
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
87.9%
of 24,467

A closely fought contest. SUBHASH U. PHAL DESSAI won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹4.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBHASH U. PHAL DESSAI
BJP-MGP alliance (NDA)
7,45434.7%
2
ALEMAO YURI
UPA
6,97132.4%
3
PRASAD SHASHIKANT GAONKAR
IND
5,73726.7%
4
D'COSTA MINGUELINO
GVP
8804.1%
5
EDDIE DE SOUZA TAVARES
IND
2271.1%
6
ARUN KRISHNA RAIKAR
AITC
UPA
1340.6%
7
SUDESH N. GAONKAR
Samajwadi Party
980.5%

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

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 1.3% · max 31.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
6th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.7%NCP 32.4%IND 26.7%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹4.13 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 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?

2 locations
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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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