Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2017

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Assembly constituency 39 (GEN) · Goa

State boardGoa 2017

[01]Result · 2017

#39 · GEN

Poll date4 Feb 2017

Contestants8

Electors25,769

Votes polled22,475

Turnout87.2%

NOTA2080.8% of votes

WinnerPrasad S. GaonkarIndependent7,63633.7% of votes

MARGIN937 votes · 4.2 pp7,636 − 6,699

Runner-upSubhash Phal Dessai Bharatiya Janata Party6,69929.5% of votes

IND 53.3% of top-two votesBJP 46.7%

All candidates 8

01 Prasad S. GaonkarIND7,636 33.7%
02 Subhash Phal DessaiBJP6,699 29.5%
03 Savitri KavlekarINC5,736 25.3%
04 Dattaprasad SawardekarIND989 4.4%
05 Ravindra Arjun VelipAAP658 2.9%
06 Vasudev GaonkarMGP484 2.1%
07 Sudesh Noni GaunkarIND148 0.7%
08 Rakhi NaikNCP125 0.6%

Turnout 87.2%

Male 12,50048.5% Female 13,26951.5%

Share of 25,769 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,062
NOTAreported alongside the total208 · 0.8%
State median turnoutmedian of 40 seats, 201780.5%
ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 22,475Verified

Seat history 2022–1989

2022
6.1 pp
Subhash Uttam Phal DessaiBharatiya Janata Party
2017
4.2 pp
Prasad S. GaonkarIndependent
2012
2.2 pp
Subhash U. Phal DessaiBharatiya Janata Party
2007
4.7 pp
Pai Khot VijayBharatiya Janata Party
2002
19.9 pp
Vijay Anandrao Pai KhotBharatiya Janata Party
1999
1.3 pp
Bandekar Sanjay VimalIndian National Congress
1994
10.9 pp
Bandekar Sanjay VimalIndian National Congress
1989
31.2 pp
Bandekar Sanjay VimalMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed INC polled 5,736 votes, 6.1× the 937-vote margin.
5,736 ÷ 937 = 6.1
The top two polled 63.8% of votes; the other 6 candidates 36.2% between them.
(7,636 + 6,699) ÷ 22,475 = 63.8% · 8,140 ÷ 22,475 = 36.2%
Turnout of 87.2% was 6.7 pp above the state's median seat (80.5%).
87.2 − 80.5 = +6.7
The margin widened from 2.2 pp in 2012 to 4.2 pp.
4.2 − 2.2 = +2.0 pp
The seat changed hands: BJP in 2012, IND in 2017.
2012 BJP · 2017 IND

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines22,475
NOTAreported alongside the total208
Published totalVotes polled22,475
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2017 · Goa · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 40 seats on the Goa Vidhan Sabha 2017 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database