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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1985
Chiplun
Winner — 1985
JOSHI NISHIKANI MADHAO
INC· INC
INC 52.9%IND 20.2%4 others 26.9%
Votes
30,300
52.9% share
Winning margin
18,735
32.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.2%
of 95,189
Chiplun is a safe seat — JOSHI NISHIKANI MADHAO won by 32.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSHI NISHIKANI MADHAO | INC | 30,300 | 52.9% |
| 2 | VASANTRAO BALWANTRAO SHINDE | IND | 11,565 | 20.2% |
| 3 | ABU DALVAI | Janata | 10,026 | 17.5% |
| 4 | R. B. GAIKWAD | IND | 4,416 | 7.7% |
| 5 | LALMANI DUBE | IND | 509 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SAADAT ALLI ABDUL KADIR KADIRI | IND | 460 | 0.8% |
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 (171st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.8% · max 62.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
171st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.64
fewer partiesmore parties
283rd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
53rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.9%IND 20.2%JNP 17.5%IND 7.7%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,50,862
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,195 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population31.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation31.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.2%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance19.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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