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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 234 · 1978
Shirdi
Winner — 1978
GHOGARE CHANDRABHAN BHAUSAHEB
INC· INC
INC 50.9%JNP 34.1%2 others 15.0%
Votes
30,874
50.9% share
Winning margin
10,218
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.3%
of 88,840
Shirdi is a safe seat — GHOGARE CHANDRABHAN BHAUSAHEB won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHOGARE CHANDRABHAN BHAUSAHEB | INC | 30,874 | 50.9% |
| 2 | MHASKE ANNASAHEB SARANGDHAR | Janata | 20,656 | 34.1% |
| 3 | KOTE BAJIRAO TATYAJI |  INC(I)INC | 6,533 | 10.8% |
| 4 | BANSODE AHILAJI BHIMAJI | IND | 2,569 | 4.2% |
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 (119th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 0.8% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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119th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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280th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%JNP 34.1%INC(I) 10.8%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,54,196
Density
343 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,157 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population2.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 15.0%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated79.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.2%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.7%
Women literate83.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Clean cooking fuel78.5%
Health insurance33.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses🏺Soya bean and Soya bean based products
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