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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1990Reserved (ST)

Melghat

Winner — 1990

KALE TUILSHIRAM RUPNA
INC· INC
INC 41.7%SHS 24.0%10 others 34.3%
Votes
28,098
41.7% share
Winning margin
11,912
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
42.5%
of 1,58,497

Melghat is a safe seat — KALE TUILSHIRAM RUPNA won by 17.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALE TUILSHIRAM RUPNA
INC
28,09841.7%
2
RAMESH RAIKWAR
16,18624.0%
3
KISAN TANE KASDEKAR
IND
6,82610.1%
4
PATIYA GURUJI
IND
5,7618.5%
5
FULKAI BUDA BHILAVEKAR
National Front
4,1106.1%
6
MAMTA TAI NETAM
2,4763.7%
7
DASHRATH RAJARAM SHILASKAR
IND
1,1771.8%
8
SAWALKAR SONAJI DADU
ICS(SCS)
7191.1%
9
PANJABRAO CHANNUJI ATRAM
IND
7151.1%
10
BELSARE TIKARAM BUDA
IND
6721.0%
11
SUNDARLAL RINGUJI DARSHIMBE
IND
3570.5%
12
SAKOM MANNULAL BABULAL
IND
3420.5%

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.

High turnout (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 1.5% · max 68.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
31st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
156th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%SHS 24.0%IND 10.1%IND 8.5%JD 6.1%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
61,07,187
Density
393 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,530 km²
SC population9.1%
ST population25.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 11.3%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.2%
Electricity76.7%
Sanitation46.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance14.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Grapes/Raisins🏷️Paithani SareesGI
Caves Ankai

Caves Ankai

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves Ankai

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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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