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Winner — 2022
Rajesh Faldessai
INC· Congress-Goa Forward Party alliance (UPA)
INC 31.4%BJP 18.3%6 others 50.2%
Votes
6,776
31.4% share
Winning margin
2,827
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.1%
of 27,254
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹5.93 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajesh Faldessai | Congress-Goa Forward Party alliance (UPA) | 6,776 | 31.4% |
| 2 | Janita Pandurang Madkaikar | BJP | 3,949 | 18.3% |
| 3 | Rohan Ranganath Harmalkar | IND | 3,870 | 18.0% |
| 4 | Samil Audumber Volvaiker |  AITC | 3,072 | 14.3% |
| 5 | Chhagan Narayan Naik | RGP RGP | 2,442 | 11.3% |
| 6 | Gorakhanath Suresh Kerkar | AAP | 1,022 | 4.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 328 | 1.5% |
| 8 | Maria Christina Varela | GSB | 91 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.6% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
20th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.99
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
7th of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.4%BJP 18.3%IND 18.0%AITC 14.3%RGP 11.3%OTH 5.2%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹5.93 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?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nuts🏷️FeniGI
Chapel of St. Francis of Xavier and connected buildings
🏛️MonumentASI
Chapel of St. Francis of Xavier and connected buildings
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.