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Bombay · Assembly Constituency 261 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Washim

19511957

Winner — 1957

RAJURKAR JAISINGRAO DINKARRAO
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SALWE RAMBHAU CHINKAJI
INC· 31,371 votes
INC 23.7%INC 20.0%6 others 56.3%
Votes
37,078
23.7% share
Winning margin
6,416
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,25,330

A closely fought contest. RAJURKAR JAISINGRAO DINKARRAO won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJURKAR JAISINGRAO DINKARRAO
INC
37,07823.7%
2
SALWE RAMBHAU CHINKAJI
INC
31,37120.0%
3
ZANAK RAMRAO GOPALRAO
IND
30,66219.6%
4
AWACHAR SAKHARAM HARI
IND
20,47313.1%
5
MANKIKAR KHUSHALRAO BHIKAJI
SCF
14,2289.1%
6
JADHAO TULSIRAM ZELAJI
BJS
10,3646.6%
7
VAIDYA SHAMRAO UTTAMRAO
IND
6,5234.2%
8
NAIK DATTATRAYA GOVIND
IND
6,0453.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (113th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.5% · min 4.1% · max 5.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
113th of 339

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
5.98
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 339

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
396 seats · 199 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
5.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.7%INC 20.0%IND 19.6%IND 13.1%SCF 9.1%BJS 6.6%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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