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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Chalisgaon
Winner — 1972
DINKAR DIWAN CHAVAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 79.0%RPI 14.1%1 others 6.8%
Votes
31,340
79.0% share
Winning margin
25,733
64.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
42.0%
of 94,504
Chalisgaon is a safe seat — DINKAR DIWAN CHAVAN won by 64.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINKAR DIWAN CHAVAN | Congress (R) | 31,340 | 79.0% |
| 2 | ZALTE DHANJI RAGHO | 5,607 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | SUKLAL NATHU MOCHI | Grand Alliance | 2,715 | 6.8% |
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 (141st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe64.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.6% · min 3.9% · max 64.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
141st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
249th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 79.0%RPI 14.1%BJS 6.8%
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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