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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1980

Ahmednagar South

Winner — 1980

ASIR S. M. I.
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 45.6%INC(U) 42.1%2 others 12.2%
Votes
30,122
45.6% share
Winning margin
2,322
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.9%
of 1,20,274

A closely fought contest. ASIR S. M. I. won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASIR S. M. I.
INC(I)
Congress (I)
30,12245.6%
2
PAULBUDHE NATH JAYWANT
27,80042.1%
3
MUKUND GHAISAS
JNP(JP)
7,97112.1%
4
SHAIKH BADSHAHA CHINUBHAI
IND
1130.2%

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.

Average turnout (157th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.5% · max 68.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
157th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
5.16
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
276th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
5.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.6%INC(U) 42.1%JNP(JP) 12.1%OTH 0.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,85,049
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,693 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.1%Muslim 12.4%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.3%
Electricity73.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate76.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Clean cooking fuel54.4%
Health insurance9.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Beed Custard AppleGI🏺Cotton and cotton seed oil

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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