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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1978

Matunga

Winner — 1978

KOHLI SOHANSINGH JODHSINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.9%INC(I) 14.1%4 others 26.9%
Votes
41,568
59.0% share
Winning margin
31,612
44.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.6%
of 1,20,247

Matunga is a safe seat — KOHLI SOHANSINGH JODHSINGH won by 44.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOHLI SOHANSINGH JODHSINGH
Janata
41,56859.0%
2
BHAT PADMA SUBHA
INC(I)
INC
9,95614.1%
3
DADASAHEB BABURAO CHAVAN
INC
9,88714.0%
4
TIRANDAZ RUSTOM SHERIAR
IND
8,53212.1%
5
SHANKAR SANDIPAN HAGADE
IND
2900.4%
6
NIKUMBH NARAYAN PUNJU
IND
2820.4%

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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
44.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.0% · max 44.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
107th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.60
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
171st of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.0%INC(I) 14.1%INC 14.0%IND 12.1%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,97,160
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,898 km²
SC population19.2%
ST population6.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 71.8%Buddhist 15.0%Muslim 11.9%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.2%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation33.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated71.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel61.4%
Health insurance24.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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