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Goa · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2017

Velim

Winner — 2017

FILIPE NERY RODRIGUES
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 44.3%IND 21.9%11 others 33.8%
Votes
10,417
44.3% share
Winning margin
5,253
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
75.5%
of 31,178

Velim is a safe seat — FILIPE NERY RODRIGUES won by 22.3%.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.93 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FILIPE NERY RODRIGUES
INC (UPA)
10,41744.3%
2
BENJAMIN SILVA
IND
5,16421.9%
3
CRUZ SILVA
AAP
3,42314.6%
4
VINAY TARI
NDA
1,7657.5%
5
ANTHONY RODRIGUES
1,4606.2%
6
EDRICH CORREIA
IND
3351.4%
NOTA
NOTA
2601.1%
8
JOSE FERNANDES
IND
2361.0%
9
DOMNIC JOHN NORONHA
GSRP
1380.6%
10
FREDERICK BORGES
UPA
1080.5%
11
WILSON MAZARELLO
IND
980.4%
12
CONSTANCIO FERNANDES
IND
790.3%
13
CLIFFTON D'SOUZA
APOI
440.2%

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

Low turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.7% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
38th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
5.46
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
20th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
5.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.3%IND 21.9%AAP 14.6%BJP 7.5%GFP 6.2%OTH 4.4%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.93 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?

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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