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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 184 · 1962
Kalameshwar
Winner — 1962
WHESHRAO KRISHNARAO WANKHEDE
INC· INC
INC 51.2%IND 32.4%2 others 16.4%
Votes
26,054
51.2% share
Winning margin
9,587
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.3%
of 76,687
Kalameshwar is a safe seat — WHESHRAO KRISHNARAO WANKHEDE won by 18.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHESHRAO KRISHNARAO WANKHEDE | INC | 26,054 | 51.2% |
| 2 | INDUBHUSHAN BHAGWANTRAO BHINGARE | IND | 16,467 | 32.4% |
| 3 | INDRARAJSINGH CHANDANSINGH MASRAM | IND | 6,523 | 12.8% |
| 4 | SHRIRAM BHAGWANJI PATIL | IND | 1,812 | 3.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (269th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
269th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
52nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.2%IND 32.4%IND 12.8%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,85,411
Density
19652 / km²
Sex ratio
832 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.7%Muslim 25.1%Jain 5.4%Other 8.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water97.7%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation67.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate94.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel98.3%
Health insurance30.7%
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.