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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 158 · 1978
Chimur
Winner — 1978
SONWANE ADKUJI SHIWAJI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 60.8%JNP 26.9%2 others 12.3%
Votes
55,117
60.8% share
Winning margin
30,686
33.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.1%
of 1,19,134
Chimur is a safe seat — SONWANE ADKUJI SHIWAJI won by 33.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONWANE ADKUJI SHIWAJI |  INC(I)INC | 55,117 | 60.8% |
| 2 | KOREKAR GOPALRAO KESHAORAO | Janata | 24,431 | 26.9% |
| 3 | NARENDRA MAROTRAO YAWALE | INC | 8,897 | 9.8% |
| 4 | NAGDEOTE NAMDEO VISHNUJI | IND | 2,249 | 2.5% |
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 (218th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
218th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.8%JNP 26.9%INC 9.8%OTH 2.5%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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