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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1978
Thane
Winner — 1978
KOLI GAJANAN MOTIRAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.7%SHS 22.5%6 others 22.7%
Votes
49,123
54.7% share
Winning margin
28,892
32.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,34,014
Thane is a safe seat — KOLI GAJANAN MOTIRAM won by 32.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOLI GAJANAN MOTIRAM | Janata | 49,123 | 54.7% |
| 2 | SATISH PRADHAN | 20,231 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | AMARSINGH BACHANSINGH THAKUR |  INC(I)INC | 13,203 | 14.7% |
| 4 | RAGANEKAR VIMAL KHANDERAO | INC | 5,195 | 5.8% |
| 5 | BHADKAMAR PANDHARINATH KRISHNA | IND | 1,381 | 1.5% |
| 6 | MAURYA HARDEO PRASAD | IND | 243 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JOSHI MADHAV DATTATRAYA | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 8 | PATIL PRAMOD VASUDEO | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (240th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.1% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
240th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
170th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.7%SHS 22.5%INC(I) 14.7%INC 5.8%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,53,570
Density
470 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,892 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population9.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.0%Buddhist 14.4%Muslim 8.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.4%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation75.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate94.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel96.0%
Health insurance25.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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