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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1985

Kandhar

Winner — 1985

KESHAVRAO SHANKARRAO DHONDGE
PWP 61.3%INC 37.3%1 others 1.4%
Votes
50,461
61.3% share
Winning margin
19,729
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,36,855

Kandhar is a safe seat — KESHAVRAO SHANKARRAO DHONDGE won by 23.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KESHAVRAO SHANKARRAO DHONDGE
50,46161.3%
2
ISHWARRAO NARYANRAO BHOSIKAR
INC
30,73237.3%
3
SHIVAJI MADHAVRAO NALGE
IND
1,1841.4%

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.

Low turnout (272nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.1% · max 35.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
272nd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
35th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 61.3%INC 37.3%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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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