Back to Maharashtra 1980 map
Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1980
Bhokar
Winner — 1980
DESHMUKH BALAJIRAO GOPALRAO
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 84.0%JNP(JP) 13.7%1 others 2.4%
Votes
45,582
84.0% share
Winning margin
38,151
70.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
50.0%
of 1,08,622
Bhokar is a safe seat — DESHMUKH BALAJIRAO GOPALRAO won by 70.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESHMUKH BALAJIRAO GOPALRAO |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 45,582 | 84.0% |
| 2 | MUNDADA CHANDULAL BAJRANGLAL | JNP(JP) | 7,431 | 13.7% |
| 3 | CHALIKWAR MANOHAR BABARAO | IND | 1,283 | 2.4% |
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.
Low turnout (263rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean70.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.7% · max 70.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
263rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
2nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 84.0%JNP(JP) 13.7%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems & Jewellery🏺Marine Produce
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.