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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Kelapur
Winner — 1978
MASRAM LAKHUJI MAROTRAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 67.1%JNP 22.3%2 others 10.5%
Votes
44,846
67.1% share
Winning margin
29,930
44.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.7%
of 91,922
Kelapur is a safe seat — MASRAM LAKHUJI MAROTRAO won by 44.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASRAM LAKHUJI MAROTRAO |  INC(I)INC | 44,846 | 67.1% |
| 2 | WAGH PURUSHOTTAM VITHALRAO | Janata | 14,916 | 22.3% |
| 3 | MADAVI GURUJI DADARAO LIMBAJI | INC | 6,471 | 9.7% |
| 4 | BHADIKAR HANUMANTRAO GOVINDRAO | IND | 564 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (258th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.0% · min 1.5% · max 72.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
258th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
111th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 67.1%JNP 22.3%INC 9.7%OTH 0.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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