Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1978

Nagpur South

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Winner — 1978

VANJARI GOVINDRAO MAROTRAO

INC(I)· INC

INC(I) 56.8%RPK 34.5%13 others 8.7%

Votes

45,025

56.8% share

Winning margin

17,657

22.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

73.0%

of 1,08,505

Nagpur South is a safe seat — VANJARI GOVINDRAO MAROTRAO won by 22.3%.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1972 vs 1978

All Candidates

15 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	VANJARI GOVINDRAO MAROTRAO	INC(I) INC	45,025	56.8%
2	DHEPE RAMANAND DEWAJI	RPK	27,368	34.5%
3	AGRAWAL MADANGOPAL JODHRAJ	INC INC	2,809	3.5%	DL
4	CHOUBE UMESHCHANDER DAYASHANKAR	IND	1,681	2.1%	DL
5	NIMBALKAR WAMANRAO SAKHARAM	IND	789	1.0%	DL
6	GOTE PUNJABRAO SOMAJI	IND	512	0.7%	DL
7	GIRDE RAMKRISHNA UKANDRAO	IND	188	0.2%	DL
8	KURVE TULSHIRAM CHANDRABHAN	IND	168	0.2%	DL
9	GANGADHAR RAMKRISHNARAOJI TELRANDHE	IND	144	0.2%	DL
10	DIVECHA VITHALDAS PUROSHOTTAM	IND	131	0.2%	DL
11	UIKEY SHRAWAN KASHINATH	IND	126	0.2%	DL
12	MAIRAL MADHUSUDAN RAMACHANDRA	IND	117	0.1%	DL
13	TELWALE VIJAYKUMAR SUBHAKARAN	IND	86	0.1%	DL
14	SAU. KOTANGLE SUMAN W/O GAJANAN	IND	74	0.1%	DL
15	TAMBHARE YADAORAO RAGHOBAJI	IND	43	0.1%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (110th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

22.3%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

71%

lowerhigher

110th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

3.46

fewer partiesmore parties

24th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT

2.4%

lowerhigher

3rd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC(I) 56.8%RPK 34.5%OTH 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

1,10,60,148

Density

1157 / km²

Sex ratio

886 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

9,558 km²

SC population6.6%

ST population13.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

79%HINDU

Hindu 78.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 8.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water80.8%

Electricity91.8%

Sanitation67.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births93.6%

Children fully vaccinated74.9%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%

Children underweight (under 5)30.8%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%

Women literate90.5%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.4%

Clean cooking fuel90.4%

Health insurance22.7%

What's nearby?

1 location

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