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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1972
Poona Cantonment
Winner — 1972
SHIVAJIRAO DHERE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.0%SOP 26.5%2 others 14.5%
Votes
30,661
59.0% share
Winning margin
16,888
32.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.3%
of 87,580
Poona Cantonment is a safe seat — SHIVAJIRAO DHERE won by 32.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIVAJIRAO DHERE | Congress (R) | 30,661 | 59.0% |
| 2 | RAM TUPE | 13,773 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | YADAV SHANKAR MALANNA | Grand Alliance | 4,241 | 8.2% |
| 4 | SALAVE RAJMURTI | RPK | 3,278 | 6.3% |
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 (190th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.1% · max 51.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
190th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
267th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.0%SOP 26.5%BJS 8.2%RPK 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,54,196
Density
343 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,157 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population2.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 15.0%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated79.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.2%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.7%
Women literate83.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Clean cooking fuel78.5%
Health insurance33.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses🏺Soya bean and Soya bean based products
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