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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1972
Ambad
Winner — 1972
ANKUSHRAO RAOSAHEB TOPE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.8%IND 47.2%1 others 3.9%
Votes
24,786
48.9% share
Winning margin
819
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.0%
of 95,669
Ambad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 819 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANKUSHRAO RAOSAHEB TOPE | Congress (R) | 24,786 | 48.9% |
| 2 | ANNASAHEB U A RAO | IND | 23,967 | 47.2% |
| 3 | P DHANSINGH THAKUR | Grand Alliance | 1,986 | 3.9% |
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.
Low turnout (263rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.7% · max 70.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
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263rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
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2nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%IND 47.2%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 vaccinated— NOT 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?
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