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Goa · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2022

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Winner — 2022

Ramesh Tawadkar
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.1%IND 20.6%7 others 48.3%
Votes
9,063
31.1% share
Winning margin
3,051
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.1%
of 35,479

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ramesh Tawadkar
BJP (NDA)
9,06331.1%
2
Isidore Aleixinho Fernandes
IND
6,01220.6%
3
Janardhan Bhandari
INC
5,35118.4%
4
Vijay Pai Khot
IND
4,79116.4%
5
Prashant Suresh Pagi
RGP
RGP
1,5995.5%
6
Mahadev Dessai
AITC
1,0663.7%
7
Anoop Balkrishna Kudtarkar
AAP
8352.9%
NOTA
NOTA
2961.0%
9
Kanay Pagi
IND
1190.4%

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

Average turnout (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.9% · max 16.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
13th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.87
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.1%IND 20.6%INC 18.4%IND 16.4%RGP 5.5%OTH 6.9%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.48 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
🏺Cashew Nuts🏷️FeniGI

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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