By Marcellus D’Souza

Apr 29: Candidates who emerged victorious in the Goa State Assembly elections won by an average 41 per cent of the total votes polled, poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.

ADR and Goa Election Watch analysed the vote share for all the 40 constituencies in the Goa Assembly Elections, 2022.

The voter turnout for the Goa Assembly election 2022 was 82 per cent whereas in 2017 it was 83 per cent, the ADR said.

The winners of the Goa State Assembly elections, 2022 won by an average of 41 per cent of the total votes polled, the ADR said. The ADR said eight (20 per cent) winners won with 50 per cent and above of the total votes polled in their constituency and 32 (80 per cent) winners won with less than 50 per cent of the total votes polled in their constituency.

Four (25 per cent) out of 16 winners with declared criminal cases have won with a vote share of 50 per cent and above and eight (21 per cent) out of 39 crorepati winners have won with a vote share of 50 per cent and above, it said.