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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 130 · 2009Reserved (ST)
Palghar
Winner — 2009
GAWIT RAJENDRA DHEDYA
INC· Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
INC 41.8%SHS 26.1%6 others 32.1%
Votes
55,665
41.8% share
Winning margin
20,971
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.4%
of 2,35,982
Palghar is a safe seat — GAWIT RAJENDRA DHEDYA won by 15.8%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAWIT RAJENDRA DHEDYA | Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA) | 55,665 | 41.8% |
| 2 | MANISHA MANOHAR NIMKAR | 34,694 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | NAM SHANKAR SAKHARAM | IND | 30,683 | 23.0% |
| 4 | VARKHANDE RAMA LALYA | IND | 4,560 | 3.4% |
| 5 | SUTAR GANGARAM DHAKAT | 3,677 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | LAHANGE SUNIL BALU | BSP | 1,549 | 1.2% |
| 7 | MAKAN LALLU DHODI | IND | 1,174 | 0.9% |
| 8 | MARLE SANJAY JAIRAM | IND | 1,163 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (94th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.3% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
94th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
6th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.8%SHS 26.1%IND 23.0%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,10,60,148
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,558 km²
SC population6.6%
ST population13.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 8.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.8%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation67.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.4%
Clean cooking fuel90.4%
Health insurance22.7%
What's nearby?
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