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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1978Reserved (SC)

Gangakhed

Winner — 1978

GAIKWAD DNYANOBA HARI
PWP 38.0%RPI 30.6%8 others 31.4%
Votes
16,961
38.0% share
Winning margin
3,298
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.3%
of 1,00,702

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAIKWAD DNYANOBA HARI
16,96138.0%
2
NANDAPURKAR SATWAJI SADBAJI
13,66330.6%
3
SAWANT TRIMBAKRAO MAROTI
INC(I)
INC
6,96015.6%
4
DAKE TULSIRAM GYANOBA
RPK
3,0166.8%
5
GHOBALE LIMBAJI TULSIRAM
IND
1,7744.0%
6
SALVE WAMANRAO PURBHAJI
IND
8912.0%
7
JONDHALE SHANKAR KISAN
IND
4851.1%
8
WAGHMARE HARIBHAU NARAYANRAO
IND
3910.9%
9
AMBADAS NARAYANRAO TOMPE
IND
2980.7%
10
SALVE BALIRAM NAGORAO
IND
2020.5%

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 (260th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
260th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
25th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 38.0%RPI 30.6%INC(I) 15.6%RPK 6.8%OTH 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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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