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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1985
Ambad
Winner — 1985
VILAS VITHALRAO KHARAT
INC· INC
INC 48.3%JNP 33.5%5 others 18.1%
Votes
31,495
48.3% share
Winning margin
9,645
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.4%
of 1,31,872
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VILAS VITHALRAO KHARAT | INC | 31,495 | 48.3% |
| 2 | ANKUSH BHALEKAR | Janata | 21,850 | 33.5% |
| 3 | NILWARN BHALCHANDRA KULKARNI | IND | 7,108 | 10.9% |
| 4 | RAUT GANGARAM GOVINDRAO | Left | 2,021 | 3.1% |
| 5 | BHAURAO MALHARI SALVE | IND | 1,311 | 2.0% |
| 6 | HIDAYAT KHAN SULTANKHAN | IND | 974 | 1.5% |
| 7 | SYED KHALEEL SYED PAPAMIYA | IND | 398 | 0.6% |
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 (273rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 1.9% · max 58.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
273rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.68
fewer partiesmore parties
282nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
20th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%JNP 33.5%IND 10.9%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,85,411
Density
19652 / km²
Sex ratio
832 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.7%Muslim 25.1%Jain 5.4%Other 8.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water97.7%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation67.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate94.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel98.3%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
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