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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1978
Ambad
Winner — 1978
BAPUSAHEB SAKHARAM SOLUNKE
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.0%INC 29.0%3 others 31.0%
Votes
26,180
40.0% share
Winning margin
7,187
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,07,796
A clear win with a 11.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAPUSAHEB SAKHARAM SOLUNKE | Janata | 26,180 | 40.0% |
| 2 | ANKUSHRAO RAOSAHEB TOPE | INC | 18,993 | 29.0% |
| 3 | BHALCHANDRA YESHWANTRAO |  INC(I)INC | 14,919 | 22.8% |
| 4 | BHANUDAS DEORAO BHOJANE | Left | 3,012 | 4.6% |
| 5 | ANNA RANUJI KHARAT | IND | 2,389 | 3.6% |
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 (273rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 1.9% · max 58.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
273rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.68
fewer partiesmore parties
282nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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20th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.0%INC 29.0%INC(I) 22.8%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,85,411
Density
19652 / km²
Sex ratio
832 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.7%Muslim 25.1%Jain 5.4%Other 8.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water97.7%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation67.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate94.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel98.3%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
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