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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1978
Achalpur
Winner — 1978
BHOKARE WAMAN RAJIRAO
IND
IND 30.1%CPI 29.2%8 others 40.7%
Votes
24,178
30.1% share
Winning margin
732
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.0%
of 1,08,430
Achalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 732 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOKARE WAMAN RAJIRAO | IND | 24,178 | 30.1% |
| 2 | DESHMUKH SUDAM ALIAS WAMAN DATTATRYA | Left | 23,446 | 29.2% |
| 3 | DESHMUKH NARSINGRAO SHESHRAO | INC | 10,560 | 13.2% |
| 4 | KORDE VINAYAK MAROTI | IND | 9,346 | 11.6% |
| 5 | WATANE GANGADHAR SADASHIV | Janata | 8,535 | 10.6% |
| 6 | WANKHEDE KISAN BAJIRAO | IND | 1,795 | 2.2% |
| 7 | INGALE BHAGWANTRAO RAMRAO | IND | 1,608 | 2.0% |
| 8 | UPADHYA KAMALKISHOR KACHRULAL | IND | 389 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SISAT PRABHAKAR AMRUT | IND | 215 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SHRIWAS SHAMBHUDAYAL BABULAL | IND | 212 | 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.
High turnout (48th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.9% · max 54.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
48th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
248th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
116th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.1%CPI 29.2%INC 13.2%IND 11.6%JNP 10.6%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
61,07,187
Density
393 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,530 km²
SC population9.1%
ST population25.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 11.3%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.2%
Electricity76.7%
Sanitation46.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance14.7%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.