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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1978
Saoli
Winner — 1978
BHANDEKAR DEORAO BHAYYAJI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 36.6%JNP 30.7%5 others 32.7%
Votes
28,466
36.6% share
Winning margin
4,604
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.7%
of 1,04,143
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHANDEKAR DEORAO BHAYYAJI |  INC(I)INC | 28,466 | 36.6% |
| 2 | DADA DESHKAR VAKIL | Janata | 23,862 | 30.7% |
| 3 | DHOLE NARENDREA VISHWANATH | INC | 12,003 | 15.4% |
| 4 | YADAORAO TUKARAMJI GEDAM | IND | 5,539 | 7.1% |
| 5 | T. K. KOSANKAR | IND | 4,832 | 6.2% |
| 6 | MISTRI ASHARAF ALI MAHAMMAD ALI | IND | 1,685 | 2.2% |
| 7 | CHOWDHARI RUSHIDEO NARAYAN | IND | 1,356 | 1.7% |
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 (239th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.3% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
239th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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42nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 36.6%JNP 30.7%INC 15.4%IND 7.1%IND 6.2%OTH 3.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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