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Winner — 2012

NARESH RAJARAM SAWAL
IND
IND 39.7%INC 31.1%2 others 29.2%
Votes
8,331
39.7% share
Winning margin
1,799
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
87.9%
of 23,894

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARESH RAJARAM SAWAL
IND
8,33139.7%
2
RAJESH T. PATNEKAR
UPA
6,53231.1%
3
MANOHAR PANDURANG SHIRODKAR
NDA
5,41125.8%
4
PANDURANG DATTARAM RAUT
AITC
UPA
7203.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.2% · max 61.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
8th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
40 seats · 21 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.7%INC 31.1%BJP 25.8%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,18,008
Density
471 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,736 km²
SC population2.1%
ST population6.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.1%Christian 16.4%Muslim 7.1%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity97.1%
Sanitation78.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.2%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Women literate92.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.5%
Clean cooking fuel96.7%
Health insurance64.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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