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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1962

Girgaum

Winner — 1962

ANANT NARAYAN NAMJOSHI
INC· INC
INC 48.5%IND 26.5%5 others 24.9%
Votes
24,107
48.5% share
Winning margin
10,929
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.9%
of 77,750

Girgaum is a safe seat — ANANT NARAYAN NAMJOSHI won by 22.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANANT NARAYAN NAMJOSHI
INC
24,10748.5%
2
GOVIND MORESHWAR PENDSE
IND
13,17826.5%
3
DATTAPRASANNASADASHIV KATDARE
5,77711.6%
4
DAMODAR MOTIRAM VAGAL
Praja Socialist Party
3,5047.1%
5
CHANDRAVATI KRISHNARAO BENGERI
IND
1,8823.8%
6
YOGANAND
Swatantra Party
1,0592.1%
7
DATTATRAY GANGADHAR VELANKAR
RRP
1500.3%

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 (117th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
117th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
195th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%IND 26.5%BJS 11.6%PSP 7.1%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,50,862
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,195 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population31.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation31.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.2%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance19.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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