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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1985
Chandrapur
Winner — 1985
WANKHEDE SHYAM GOPALRAO
INC· INC
INC 52.6%RPK 29.1%9 others 18.3%
Votes
49,099
52.6% share
Winning margin
21,966
23.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,57,989
Chandrapur is a safe seat — WANKHEDE SHYAM GOPALRAO won by 23.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WANKHEDE SHYAM GOPALRAO | INC | 49,099 | 52.6% |
| 2 | KHOBRAGADE GIRISH DEWAJI | RPK | 27,133 | 29.1% |
| 3 | CHANDEL CHANDANSINGH SADHUSINH | BJP | 14,870 | 15.9% |
| 4 | RAJUKAR GULAB PANURANG | IND | 695 | 0.8% |
| 5 | DHUBE LAXMAN TUKARAM | IND | 524 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PANGANTTIWAR WASUDEO MALLAPPA | IND | 252 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KARLEKAR VASANT ATMARAM | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 8 | PATHAN HABIBKHAN CHANDKHAN | IND | 168 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PATIL MADHAO SHIORAM | IND | 155 | 0.2% |
| 10 | AWALE ANIL ALIAS RAMU DADAJI | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SHENDE MADHUKAR REKHARANI | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
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 (202nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.8% · min 14.3% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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202nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.76
fewer partiesmore parties
281st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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7th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.6%RPK 29.1%BJP 15.9%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?
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