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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 195 · 1978

Paithan

Winner — 1978

BHAURAO ABAJI THORAT
JNP· Janata
JNP 27.2%INC(I) 24.7%6 others 48.1%
Votes
16,355
27.2% share
Winning margin
1,542
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.3%
of 98,058

A closely fought contest. BHAURAO ABAJI THORAT won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAURAO ABAJI THORAT
Janata
16,35527.2%
2
SHIVAJIRAO SAHEBRAO
INC(I)
INC
14,81324.7%
3
KALYANRAO PANDHARINATHRAO
INC
11,74219.5%
4
KASHINATHRAO PRALHADRAO
IND
6,57410.9%
5
SK. KADAR SK. IBRAHIM
IND
5,0068.3%
6
SHARAD PANDIRAO GAVANE
2,3964.0%
7
VASANT PUNJAJI NARWADE
IND
2,2823.8%
8
SITARAM KANHAYALAL GARDE
IND
9131.5%

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 (140th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 2.6% · max 36.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
140th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.02
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
149th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 27.2%INC(I) 24.7%INC 19.5%IND 10.9%IND 8.3%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
94,29,408
Density
603 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,643 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 7.1%Other 7.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity92.7%
Sanitation73.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated58.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.5%
Health insurance14.4%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Cave Temples & Inscriptions, Junnar

🏛️MonumentASI

Cave Temples & Inscriptions

Caves and inscription at the Nana Pass

Caves and inscription at the Nana Pass

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves and inscription at the Nana Pass

Fort of Shivner

Fort of Shivner

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort of Shivner

Habshi Gumbaz

Habshi Gumbaz

🏛️MonumentASI

Habshi Gumbaz

Small Dargah Habshi Gumbaz (near Junnar)

Small Dargah Habshi Gumbaz (near Junnar)

🏛️MonumentASI

Small Dargah Habshi Gumbaz (near Junnar)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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