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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1978
Rajapur
Winner — 1978
HATANKAR LAXMAN RANGANATH
JNP· Janata
JNP 70.7%INC 22.5%3 others 6.8%
Votes
46,099
70.7% share
Winning margin
31,406
48.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,00,219
Rajapur is a safe seat — HATANKAR LAXMAN RANGANATH won by 48.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HATANKAR LAXMAN RANGANATH | Janata | 46,099 | 70.7% |
| 2 | THAKARE SAHADEO MUKUND | INC | 14,693 | 22.5% |
| 3 | RUMADE RAMDAS NAMDEO | IND | 2,224 | 3.4% |
| 4 | AYARE ANANT RAMCHANDRA |  INC(I)INC | 1,217 | 1.9% |
| 5 | KAZI FAKIR MOHAMMAD | IND | 996 | 1.5% |
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 (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe48.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 1.7% · max 52.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
172nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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192nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 70.7%INC 22.5%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,50,862
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,195 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population31.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation31.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.2%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance19.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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