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Winner — 2022
RAVI NAIK
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 29.1%MAG 28.8%6 others 42.1%
Votes
7,514
29.1% share
Winning margin
77
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.4%
of 32,917
Ponda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 77 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAVI NAIK | BJP (NDA) | 7,514 | 29.1% |
| 2 | KETAN PRABHU BHATIKAR |  MAG | 7,437 | 28.8% |
| 3 | RAJESH VERENKAR | INC | 6,839 | 26.5% |
| 4 | SANISH TILVE | RGP RGP | 1,770 | 6.9% |
| 5 | SANDEEP SINAI KHANDEPARKAR | IND | 1,237 | 4.8% |
| 6 | SUREL TILVE | AAP | 620 | 2.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 292 | 1.1% |
| 8 | NARESH PADWALKAR | IND | 92 | 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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.3% · max 47.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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22nd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.07
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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14th of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 29.1%MAG 28.8%INC 26.5%RGP 6.9%OTH 7.5%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.71 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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