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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1972
Dhulia South
Winner — 1972
KAMALABAI CHHAGANLAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.8%IND 34.3%7 others 18.9%
Votes
25,919
46.8% share
Winning margin
6,960
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.5%
of 94,617
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMALABAI CHHAGANLAL | Congress (R) | 25,919 | 46.8% |
| 2 | CHAUDHARI | IND | 18,959 | 34.3% |
| 3 | MADANLAL JAMNALAL MISHRA | Grand Alliance | 5,749 | 10.4% |
| 4 | NAMDEORAO K. GAIKWAD | Left | 1,565 | 2.8% |
| 5 | TAYADE BALWANT PANDURANG | 1,361 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | PANDE B. P. RAMBHAROS | 874 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | HIRAMAN DHUDAKU RAERKAR | IND | 599 | 1.1% |
| 8 | GULAM JABBAR KALU | IND | 209 | 0.4% |
| 9 | S. S. KASIMALLY | IND | 112 | 0.2% |
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 (169th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.9% · min 5.0% · max 70.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
169th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.8%IND 34.3%BJS 10.4%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,72,348
Density
204 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,582 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population18.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Buddhist 9.0%Muslim 8.6%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.0%
Electricity69.7%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate80.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel71.8%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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