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Winner — 2022
CRUZ SILVA
AAP· AAAP
AAP 23.0%INC 22.3%5 others 54.6%
Votes
5,390
23.0% share
Winning margin
169
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.4%
of 32,297
Velim was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 169 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹7.96 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRUZ SILVA | AAAP | 5,390 | 23.0% |
| 2 | D'SILVA SAVIO | INC | 5,221 | 22.3% |
| 3 | BENJAMIN SILVA |  AITC | 4,134 | 17.7% |
| 4 | DAGLEY FERNANDES | RGP RGP | 3,653 | 15.6% |
| 5 | FILIPE NERY RODRIGUES | 3,420 | 14.6% | |
| 6 | SAVIO RODRIGUES | BJP | 1,331 | 5.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 241 | 1.0% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.7% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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38th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
5.46
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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20th of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
5.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 23.0%INC 22.3%AITC 17.7%RGP 15.6%NCP 14.6%BJP 5.7%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹7.96 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.