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Maharashtra · PC 27 · 1998
Wardha
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
DATTA MEGHE
INC· Congress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha
INC 48.5%BJP 36.2%8 others 15.3%
Votes
3,28,905
48.5% share
Winning margin
83,083
12.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,78,606
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATTA MEGHE | Congress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha | 3,28,905 | 48.5% |
| 2 | MUDE VIJAY ANNAJI | NDA | 2,45,822 | 36.2% |
| 3 | DR. DHOLE PANDURANG VITHUSA | 54,027 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | KASHIKAR SAROJ RAVI | JP | 23,452 | 3.5% |
| 5 | UBALE SHRIKRISHNA CHAMPATRAO | 19,153 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | PRAKASH BAKARAMJI RAMTEKE | IND | 3,389 | 0.5% |
| 7 | NARAYANRAO RAMAJI CHIDAM | IND | 1,519 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SUDAM ALIAS SUDHAKAR GOMAJI BHAGAT | PSSS | 1,057 | 0.2% |
| 9 | WATKAR SHARAD RAMCHANDRA | 766 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | SAU INDUMATI KRUSHNARAO WANKHEDE | IND | 516 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.0% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
39th of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
5th of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%BJP 36.2%JD 8.0%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.