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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1972
Chembur
Winner — 1972
VISHWANATH KRISHNA TEMBE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 57.2%BJS 23.0%4 others 19.8%
Votes
60,690
57.2% share
Winning margin
36,237
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.9%
of 1,68,840
Chembur is a safe seat — VISHWANATH KRISHNA TEMBE won by 34.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWANATH KRISHNA TEMBE | Congress (R) | 60,690 | 57.2% |
| 2 | HASHU PARASARAM ADVANI | Grand Alliance | 24,453 | 23.0% |
| 3 | RAMCHANDRA GENUJI KHARAT | 10,590 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | CHANDRAKANT S. TENDULKAR | 9,556 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | RAMNATH S. PRABHAKAR | 537 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | SUBHASH KESHAO MAYEKAR | IND | 332 | 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 (100th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.9% · max 34.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
100th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
75th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.2%BJS 23.0%RPI 10.0%SHS 9.0%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,00,774
Density
206 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,309 km²
SC population14.5%
ST population11.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.3%Buddhist 13.5%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.4%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation56.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.8%
Children fully vaccinated92.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate93.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.0%
Clean cooking fuel83.9%
Health insurance27.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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