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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1978

Sangameshwar

Winner — 1978

JAGANNATHRAO JADHAV
JNP· Janata
JNP 67.6%INC 19.8%6 others 12.7%
Votes
40,263
67.6% share
Winning margin
28,493
47.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.8%
of 99,681

Sangameshwar is a safe seat — JAGANNATHRAO JADHAV won by 47.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGANNATHRAO JADHAV
Janata
40,26367.6%
2
BHUWAD LAXMIBAI BABAJI
INC
11,77019.8%
3
KAMBALE GANGARAM BHIKAJI
2,2333.8%
4
SAWANT SHIVAJIRAO SHIVARAM
IND
1,3622.3%
5
BHINDE YESHWANT PADMAKAR
IND
1,2932.2%
6
DABHOLKAR SITARAM LAXMAN
IND
1,1261.9%
7
KADAM RAGHUNATH SHANKAR
IND
8571.4%
8
SUTAR NAMDEV GANPAT
IND
6801.1%

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 (209th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 2.0% · max 47.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
209th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
217th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 67.6%INC 19.8%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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