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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1968 by-elections

Bhandara

Winner — 1968 by-elections

T.R.KHANNTADU
INC 62.8%BJS 32.9%6 others 4.3%
Votes
35,225
62.8% share
Winning margin
16,764
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8

Bhandara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 16,764 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T.R.KHANNTADU
35,2250.0%
2
N.B.R.BALIRAM
18,4610.0%
3
S.SAPPASINGH
IND
6590.0%
4
M.INDRARAJSING
IND
4210.0%
5
C.Z.NATHUJI
IND
3930.0%
6
G.D.MAROTIRAO
IND
3600.0%
7
K.M.ZAMAHI
IND
3570.0%
8
M.MAHADEO
IND
2450.0%

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 (241st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.6% · max 50.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
241st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
86th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,10,60,148
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,558 km²
SC population6.6%
ST population13.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 8.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.8%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation67.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.4%
Clean cooking fuel90.4%
Health insurance22.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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