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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1972
Sawantwadi
Winner — 1972
PRATAP RAO DEO RAO BHOSALE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 62.7%SOP 24.4%2 others 13.0%
Votes
27,647
62.7% share
Winning margin
16,900
38.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.7%
of 76,405
Sawantwadi is a safe seat — PRATAP RAO DEO RAO BHOSALE won by 38.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATAP RAO DEO RAO BHOSALE | Congress (R) | 27,647 | 62.7% |
| 2 | JAYA NAND SHIV RAM MATHKAR | 10,747 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | GANPAT SITARAM KALESKAR | Grand Alliance | 5,294 | 12.0% |
| 4 | K. R. SAWANT ALIAST DESAI | IND | 428 | 1.0% |
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 (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean38.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.0% · max 42.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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88th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
5th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.7%SOP 24.4%BJS 12.0%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,295
Density
277 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,955 km²
SC population2.9%
ST population69.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity58.3%
Sanitation28.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.3%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)57.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance15.3%
What's nearby?
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