Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2022

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Assembly constituency 35 (GEN) · Goa

State boardGoa 2022

[01]Result · 2022

#35 · GEN

Poll date14 Feb 2022

Contestants6

Electors31,533

Votes polled23,149

Turnout73.4%

NOTA2410.8% of votes

WinnerCruz SilvaAam Aadmi Party5,39023.3% of votes

MARGIN169 votes · 0.7 pp5,390 − 5,221

Runner-upD'silva Savio Indian National Congress5,22122.6% of votes

AAP 50.8% of top-two votesINC 49.2%

All candidates 6

01 Cruz SilvaAAP5,390 23.3%
02 D'silva SavioINC5,221 22.6%
03 Benjamin SilvaAITC4,134 17.9%
04 Dagley FernandesRGP3,653 15.8%
05 Filipe Nery RodriguesNCP3,420 14.8%
06 Savio RodriguesBJP1,331 5.8%

Turnout 73.4%

Male 14,91747.3% Female 16,61652.7%

Share of 31,533 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,114
NOTAreported alongside the total241 · 0.8%
State median turnoutmedian of 40 seats, 202279.8%
ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 23,149Verified

Seat history 2022–1989

2022
0.7 pp
Cruz SilvaAam Aadmi Party
2017
22.6 pp
Filipe Nery RodriguesIndian National Congress
2012
22.3 pp
Benjamin SilvaIndependent
2007
35.2 pp
Anil Vasudev SalgaonkarIndependent
2002
18.3 pp
Tendulkar Vinay DenuBharatiya Janata Party
1999
4.3 pp
Tendulkar Vinay DenuBharatiya Janata Party
1994
10.4 pp
Prabhu Vishnu GopalMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
1989
22.2 pp
Amashekar Mohan AnantMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed AITC polled 4,134 votes, 24× the 169-vote margin.
4,134 ÷ 169 = 24.5
NOTA polled 241 votes, 1.4× the winning margin of 169.
241 ÷ 169 = 1.4
The top two polled 45.8% of votes; the other 4 candidates 54.2% between them.
(5,390 + 5,221) ÷ 23,149 = 45.8% · 12,538 ÷ 23,149 = 54.2%
Turnout of 73.4% was 6.4 pp below the state's median seat (79.8%).
73.4 − 79.8 = −6.4
The margin narrowed from 22.6 pp in 2017 to 0.7 pp.
0.7 − 22.6 = −21.9 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 2017, AAP in 2022.
2017 INC · 2022 AAP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines23,149
NOTAreported alongside the total241
Published totalVotes polled23,149
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 2022 · Goa · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 40 seats on the Goa Vidhan Sabha 2022 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database