Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2009

Buldhana

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Winner — 2009

VIJAYRAJ HARIBHAU SHINDE

SHS· Shiv Sena-BJP Yuti (NDA)

SHS 46.7%INC 40.8%12 others 12.5%

Votes

66,524

46.7% share

Winning margin

8,456

5.9% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

60.2%

of 2,36,442

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	VIJAYRAJ HARIBHAU SHINDE	SHS Shiv Sena-BJP Yuti (NDA)	66,524	46.7%	Inc
2	DHRUPADRAO BHAGWAN SAWALE	INC UPA	58,068	40.8%
3	SONONE SHRIKRISHNA SUPADA	SWP	4,449	3.1%	DL
4	NARKHEDE VISHWASRAO RAMDAS	IND	2,795	2.0%	DL
5	IZHAAR AHMAD DESHMUKH	AIUDF	2,313	1.6%	DL
6	SAMBARE DINKAR TUKARAM	IND	2,078	1.5%	DL
7	GAIKWAD DADARAO BANSI	IND	1,860	1.3%	DL
8	VIJAYRAO RAMKRUSHNRAO KALE	BBM	1,475	1.0%	DL
9	RATHOD SHRICHANDRA MANOHAR	IND	1,034	0.7%	DL
10	MAHAJAN SHALIGRAM ONKAR	USCPI	709	0.5%	DL
11	M. JAWED ABDUL WAHAB	IND	480	0.3%	DL
12	KHARAT ASHISH PURUSHOTTAM	IND	218	0.1%	DL
13	GAJANAN JANARDHAN ZAGARE	IND	171	0.1%	DL
14	ARUN SANTOSHRAO SUSAR	IND	154	0.1%	DL

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

5.9%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 13.3% · min 0.2% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

63%

lowerhigher

192nd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.27

fewer partiesmore parties

166th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.7%

lowerhigher

123rd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES

SHS 46.7%INC 40.8%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

25,86,258

Density

268 / km²

Sex ratio

934 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

9,661 km²

SC population18.2%

ST population4.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

71%HINDU

Hindu 71.3%Buddhist 14.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water54.2%

Electricity76.5%

Sanitation35.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births93.9%

Children fully vaccinated85.9%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.0%

Children underweight (under 5)47.2%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.8%

Women literate79.9%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.1%

Clean cooking fuel69.2%

Health insurance37.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations

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Two old Temple

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Mosque, Rohinkhed

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Two old Temples(Temple no 2)

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Two old Temples(Temple no 2)

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