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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1967

Darwha

Winner — 1967

V.B. GHUIKHEDKAR
IND
IND 51.5%INC 32.3%2 others 16.2%
Votes
29,163
51.5% share
Winning margin
10,843
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.7%
of 77,887

Darwha is a safe seat — V.B. GHUIKHEDKAR won by 19.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.B. GHUIKHEDKAR
IND
29,16351.5%
2
R. R. MAHURE
INC
18,32032.3%
3
S. K. SIRSAT
8,08714.3%
4
J. K. DHOTKAR
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,0771.9%

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 (229th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 0.3% · max 70.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
229th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
29th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 51.5%INC 32.3%RPI 14.3%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems & Jewellery🏺Marine Produce
Caves, Mandapeswar

Caves, Mandapeswar

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves

The Portuguese monastery over the caves and large watch tower on the adjoining hill at Mandapeshwar

The Portuguese monastery over the caves and large watch tower on the adjoining hill at Mandapeshwar

🏛️MonumentASI

The Portuguese monastery over the caves and large watch tower on the adjoining hill at Mandapeshwar

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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