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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1978
Bhadrawati
Winner — 1978
NILKANTHRAO YESHWANTRAO SHINDE
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 54.8%JNP 27.8%5 others 17.4%
Votes
45,475
54.8% share
Winning margin
22,459
27.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.3%
of 1,14,739
Bhadrawati is a safe seat — NILKANTHRAO YESHWANTRAO SHINDE won by 27.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NILKANTHRAO YESHWANTRAO SHINDE |  INC(I)INC | 45,475 | 54.8% |
| 2 | TEMURDE MORESHWAR VITHALRAO | Janata | 23,016 | 27.8% |
| 3 | DADASAHEB DEOTALE | INC | 9,628 | 11.6% |
| 4 | DHOOT SHRIVAS BANSILAL | IND | 1,852 | 2.2% |
| 5 | BURCHANDE VITHALRAO TULSHIRAM | IND | 1,464 | 1.8% |
| 6 | DEOTALE VITHALRAO LAXMANRAO | IND | 1,130 | 1.4% |
| 7 | KALE DAMODHAR LAXMAN | IND | 370 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (238th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.5% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
238th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
92nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.8%JNP 27.8%INC 11.6%OTH 5.8%
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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