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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 216 · 1985

Solapur City South

Winner — 1985

YALGULWAR PRAKASH BALKRISHNA
INC· INC
INC 45.9%ICS 36.6%5 others 17.5%
Votes
32,959
45.9% share
Winning margin
6,719
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.3%
of 1,17,042

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YALGULWAR PRAKASH BALKRISHNA
INC
32,95945.9%
2
SHAIKH MAHAMAD YUNNNS JAINODDIN
ICS
26,24036.6%
3
AADAM NARSHYYA NARAYAN
Left
6,2498.7%
4
VIDAP SHRIHARI RAMAYYA
IND
5,1747.2%
5
GAIKWAD KUMAR BHIVAJI
IND
6210.9%
6
LAD SAKHARAM BABU
IND
3360.5%
7
KANKI RAMCHANDRA SHANKARAPPA
IND
1900.3%

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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.6% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
76th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
32nd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.9%ICS 36.6%CPM 8.7%IND 7.2%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,43,159
Density
266 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,048 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Muslim 7.1%Other 2.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.3%
Electricity75.1%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated83.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)41.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Clean cooking fuel77.4%
Health insurance12.0%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane Sugar🏺Dairy Products (Milk based products)
Caves & Temple Harischandra Garh

Caves & Temple Harischandra Garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves & Temple Harischandra Garh

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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