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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Gadchiroli
Winner — 1985
WARKHADE HIRAMAN BENDUJI
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.8%INC 44.4%3 others 9.8%
Votes
28,427
45.8% share
Winning margin
868
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.3%
of 1,18,751
Gadchiroli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 868 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARKHADE HIRAMAN BENDUJI | Janata | 28,427 | 45.8% |
| 2 | KOWASE MAROTRAO SAINJUJI | INC | 27,559 | 44.4% |
| 3 | ALAM LALAJI GANPATRAO | IND | 2,778 | 4.5% |
| 4 | TALANDI TIKALABAI RAMCHANDRARAO | IND | 1,709 | 2.8% |
| 5 | MESHRAM BHAGWANSHAHA JIWANSHAHA | IND | 1,580 | 2.5% |
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 (195th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 1.4% · max 57.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
195th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
266th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
11th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.8%INC 44.4%OTH 9.8%
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
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