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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1978
Phaltan
Winner — 1978
VIJAYSINH ALIAS SHIVAJIRAJE MALOJIRAO NAIK
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.5%INC 41.5%3 others 15.1%
Votes
32,011
43.5% share
Winning margin
1,472
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,00,530
A closely fought contest. VIJAYSINH ALIAS SHIVAJIRAJE MALOJIRAO NAIK won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAYSINH ALIAS SHIVAJIRAJE MALOJIRAO NAIK | Janata | 32,011 | 43.5% |
| 2 | KADAM SURYAJIRAO SHANKARRAO ALIAS CHIMANRAO | INC | 30,539 | 41.5% |
| 3 | DAYAGUDE MADHAVRAO BHIKAJI |  INC(I)INC | 7,041 | 9.6% |
| 4 | PAILWAN JAGTAP BAJIRAO BHIKAJI | Left | 2,533 | 3.4% |
| 5 | BABAR SAMBHAJI ATMARAM | IND | 1,530 | 2.1% |
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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.8% · min 1.3% · max 80.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
82nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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278th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.5%INC 41.5%INC(I) 9.6%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Strawberries
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.