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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 262 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Vadgaon
Winner — 1972
VHATKAR NAMDEO LAXMAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 83.6%IND 5.4%3 others 11.0%
Votes
38,694
83.6% share
Winning margin
36,196
78.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.2%
of 92,223
Vadgaon is a safe seat — VHATKAR NAMDEO LAXMAN won by 78.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VHATKAR NAMDEO LAXMAN | Congress (R) | 38,694 | 83.6% |
| 2 | KURNE DATTAJIRAO BHAURAO | IND | 2,498 | 5.4% |
| 3 | BHUJINGRAO L. KAMBLE | 2,246 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | THIKARURIE B. DHONDIRAM | RPK | 1,883 | 4.1% |
| 5 | NAME HINDURAO CHANDRAPPA | IND | 978 | 2.1% |
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 (188th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe78.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.3% · min 1.1% · max 78.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
188th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.49
fewer partiesmore parties
288th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
61st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 83.6%IND 5.4%OTH 11.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,03,741
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,480 km²
SC population10.8%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Other 10.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.4%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation71.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel82.1%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Strawberries
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.