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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1980

Ratnagiri

Winner — 1980

ABHYANKAR KUSUM RAMCHANDRA
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.3%INC(I) 33.2%5 others 32.5%
Votes
16,996
34.3% share
Winning margin
513
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
44.8%
of 1,10,810

Ratnagiri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 513 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABHYANKAR KUSUM RAMCHANDRA
BJP
16,99634.3%
2
JADYAR SHIVAJIRAO TULAJI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
16,48333.2%
3
HASSNAIN S. E.
IND
6,36312.8%
4
SURVE DADASAHEB SITARAM
JNP(JP)
4,8229.7%
5
BHIKAJIRAO POWAR
2,7855.6%
6
JOSHI SHASHIKANT GANGADHAR
IND
1,6383.3%
7
SAWANT PRABHAKAR GOVINDRAO
IND
5191.1%

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 (117th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
117th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
195th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.3%INC(I) 33.2%IND 12.8%JNP(JP) 9.7%RPI 5.6%OTH 4.3%

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?

1 location
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