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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1967

Basmath

Winner — 1967

W. R. NAYAK
INC· INC
INC 46.6%IND 22.6%6 others 30.8%
Votes
15,541
46.6% share
Winning margin
7,999
24.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
37.6%
of 88,689

Basmath is a safe seat — W. R. NAYAK won by 24.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
W. R. NAYAK
INC
15,54146.6%
2
V. M. KATNESHWAR
IND
7,54222.6%
3
S.S. AHIR
5,17315.5%
4
M. D. NIRLIKIR
IND
1,8985.7%
5
S. S. TELGOTE
IND
1,4714.4%
6
H. L. MULEY
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
9142.7%
7
D. T. DALVI
IND
4311.3%
8
V.S. BARDATE
Swatantra Party
3691.1%

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 (226th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.6% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
226th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
26th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.6%IND 22.6%PWP 15.5%IND 5.7%OTH 9.6%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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