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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1972
Palghar
Winner — 1972
VINAYAK SITARAM PATIL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 63.7%SOP 33.9%1 others 2.3%
Votes
32,441
63.7% share
Winning margin
15,156
29.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.8%
of 88,133
Palghar is a safe seat — VINAYAK SITARAM PATIL won by 29.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINAYAK SITARAM PATIL | Congress (R) | 32,441 | 63.7% |
| 2 | MORESHWAR BHIMAJI MESTRI | 17,285 | 34.0% | |
| 3 | DHAN KUSHANLAL N. SHRUFF | 1,192 | 2.3% |
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.
Low turnout (243rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.9% · max 55.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
243rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
246th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.7%SOP 34.0%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,53,570
Density
470 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,892 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population9.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.0%Buddhist 14.4%Muslim 8.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.4%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation75.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate94.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel96.0%
Health insurance25.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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