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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 207 · 1978Reserved (SC)

Kalamb

Winner — 1978

GHODKE KUNDLIK EKNATH
PWP 35.9%RPI 29.6%6 others 34.5%
Votes
19,982
35.9% share
Winning margin
3,551
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,01,165

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GHODKE KUNDLIK EKNATH
19,98235.9%
2
S. K. KADAM
16,43129.6%
3
DHAVARE ABHIMANYU SUKHDEORAO
RPK
7,48013.4%
4
R. K. MANE
INC(I)
INC
4,3557.8%
5
GANGADHAR SUKHDEO GADE
IND
4,1497.5%
6
B. S. SONWANE
IND
1,7973.2%
7
CHAVAN MARRUTI SITARAM
IND
1,0361.9%
8
RAMKRISHNA SHANKAR POL
IND
3700.7%

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 (203rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.8% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
203rd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
245th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
119th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 35.9%RPI 29.6%RPK 13.4%INC(I) 7.8%IND 7.5%OTH 5.8%

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?

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