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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1978
Latur
Winner — 1978
PATIL SHIVRAJ VISHWANATH
INC· INC
INC 45.1%JNP 41.7%4 others 13.2%
Votes
39,809
45.1% share
Winning margin
3,003
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,25,682
A closely fought contest. PATIL SHIVRAJ VISHWANATH won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATIL SHIVRAJ VISHWANATH | INC | 39,809 | 45.1% |
| 2 | GOMARE MANOHARRAO EKNATHRAO | Janata | 36,806 | 41.7% |
| 3 | LAMTURE ANNARAO BHAGWANRAO | IND | 3,720 | 4.2% |
| 4 | MANDE HARICHANDRA EKNATHRAO | 3,696 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | DONGRE BABURAO GUNDERAO |  INC(I)INC | 3,418 | 3.9% |
| 6 | SHELKE GOPAL TULSHIRAM | IND | 771 | 0.9% |
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 (278th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 1.3% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
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278th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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9th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%JNP 41.7%OTH 13.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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