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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Gadchiroli
Winner — 1978
MADAVI DEWAJI TANU
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 44.3%IND 40.8%3 others 14.9%
Votes
26,485
44.3% share
Winning margin
2,089
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.3%
of 99,163
A closely fought contest. MADAVI DEWAJI TANU won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAVI DEWAJI TANU |  INC(I)INC | 26,485 | 44.3% |
| 2 | ATRAM SATYAWANRAO RAJE VISHWESHWARRAO | IND | 24,396 | 40.8% |
| 3 | SAYAM RAJE FATTELAL SHAHA RAJE RANSHAHA | INC | 4,435 | 7.4% |
| 4 | KUNJAM LAKKHANSHAH CHHATARSHAH | IND | 3,359 | 5.6% |
| 5 | ATARAM KIRTIMANTRAO BHUJANGRAO | IND | 1,097 | 1.8% |
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 (195th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 1.4% · max 57.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
195th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
266th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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11th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 44.3%IND 40.8%INC 7.4%IND 5.6%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%
What's nearby?
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