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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1978
Karad North
Winner — 1978
PAWAR KESHVRAO PATALOJI
PWP 46.5%INC 35.5%6 others 17.9%
Votes
35,141
46.5% share
Winning margin
8,298
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,07,521
A clear win with a 11.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAWAR KESHVRAO PATALOJI | 35,141 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | KOTWAL BABURAO RAMCHANDRA | INC | 26,843 | 35.5% |
| 3 | SALUNKHE BHIKOBA APPAJI |  INC(I)INC | 9,180 | 12.2% |
| 4 | CHAVAN RAGHUNATH GOVIND | IND | 1,989 | 2.6% |
| 5 | MULLA BADASHAHA ALLI | Left | 1,472 | 1.9% |
| 6 | PATIL KAKASAHEB RAGHUNATH | IND | 339 | 0.5% |
| 7 | CHAVAN HANAMANT RAMCHANDRA | IND | 337 | 0.5% |
| 8 | KACCHI UNUS AHEMED | IND | 225 | 0.3% |
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 (182nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 2.4% · max 53.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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182nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
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254th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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13th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 46.5%INC 35.5%INC(I) 12.2%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,15,069
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
1122 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,208 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.9%Muslim 11.6%Buddhist 7.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)29.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance16.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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