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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1978
Mahad
Winner — 1978
PUROHIT NANA ALIAS DIGAMBAR VINAYAK
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.0%INC 35.4%1 others 4.6%
Votes
37,413
60.0% share
Winning margin
15,367
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.7%
of 93,471
Mahad is a safe seat — PUROHIT NANA ALIAS DIGAMBAR VINAYAK won by 24.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUROHIT NANA ALIAS DIGAMBAR VINAYAK | Janata | 37,413 | 60.0% |
| 2 | SHANKAR BABAJI ALIAS DADASAHEB SAWANT | INC | 22,046 | 35.4% |
| 3 | GHATGE PANDURANG GANGARAM | IND | 2,867 | 4.6% |
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 (232nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.9% · max 56.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
94th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.0%INC 35.4%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,29,917
Density
360 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,765 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population14.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.7%Muslim 13.3%Other 5.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.7%
Electricity80.8%
Sanitation35.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.5%
Children fully vaccinated61.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel79.5%
Health insurance11.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏷️Jalgaon BananaGI🏺Plastic PVC Pipes
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