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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1985

Sawantwadi

Winner — 1985

SHIVARAM SAWANT BHONSLE
INC· INC
INC 44.6%JNP 38.4%3 others 17.0%
Votes
25,135
44.6% share
Winning margin
3,518
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.4%
of 1,11,887

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVARAM SAWANT BHONSLE
INC
25,13544.6%
2
JAYANAND MATHKAR
Janata
21,61738.4%
3
VASANT KESARKAR
IND
6,27611.1%
4
VIJAY KERKAR
IND
1,7763.1%
5
BALKRISHNA RAGHOBA SAWANT
IND
1,5342.7%

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 (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.0% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
88th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
5th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.6%JNP 38.4%IND 11.1%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,295
Density
277 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,955 km²
SC population2.9%
ST population69.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity58.3%
Sanitation28.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.3%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)57.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance15.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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