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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1962
Osmanabad
Winner — 1962
VISHWASRAO GANPATRAO
INC· INC
INC 48.5%PWP 45.7%1 others 5.8%
Votes
17,500
48.5% share
Winning margin
1,010
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.4%
of 67,591
A closely fought contest. VISHWASRAO GANPATRAO won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWASRAO GANPATRAO | INC | 17,500 | 48.5% |
| 2 | NARSINGRAO BALBHIMRAO | 16,490 | 45.7% | |
| 3 | JANARDHANRAO EKNATHRAO | Praja Socialist Party | 2,095 | 5.8% |
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.
Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.5% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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151st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
277th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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200th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%PWP 45.7%PSP 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,54,196
Density
343 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,157 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population2.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 15.0%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated79.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.2%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.7%
Women literate83.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Clean cooking fuel78.5%
Health insurance33.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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