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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 256 · 1978

Purandhar

Winner — 1978

DADA JADHAVRAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.7%INC 43.0%4 others 10.3%
Votes
35,053
46.7% share
Winning margin
2,786
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,16,206

A closely fought contest. DADA JADHAVRAO won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DADA JADHAVRAO
Janata
35,05346.7%
2
USRAL SHANKARRAO DASHRATHRAO
INC
32,26743.0%
3
CHAUDHARY KHANDERAO DAULATRAO
5,5307.4%
4
EKNATH BAPUJI RANPISE
IND
1,3541.8%
5
JAGTAP BHIKOBA NARAYAN
INC(I)
INC
7731.0%
6
VITHAL KRISHNARAO TAKAWALE
IND
1070.1%

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 (153rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.1% · max 73.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
153rd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.7%INC 43.0%PWP 7.4%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,03,741
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,480 km²
SC population10.8%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Other 10.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.4%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation71.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel82.1%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Strawberries
🏛️

Old temple of the River Krishna facing the Wai Valley.

🏛️MonumentASI

Old temple of the River Krishna facing the Wai Valley.

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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