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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1972
Kolhapur
Winner — 1972
KARKHANIS T. RAO SITARAM
PWP 54.3%INC 41.9%3 others 3.8%
Votes
38,943
54.3% share
Winning margin
8,925
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.1%
of 99,470
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARKHANIS T. RAO SITARAM | 38,943 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | POPATRAO B. JAGANALE | Congress (R) | 30,018 | 41.9% |
| 3 | MANE GOPALRAO SAHEBRAO | Grand Alliance | 2,034 | 2.8% |
| 4 | TIPUGADE VISHNU VITHU | IND | 475 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MALI DINKAR LAXMAN | 212 | 0.3% |
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 (182nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 2.4% · max 53.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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182nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
254th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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13th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 54.3%INC 41.9%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,15,069
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
1122 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,208 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.9%Muslim 11.6%Buddhist 7.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)29.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance16.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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