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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2009
Akot
Winner — 2009
GAWANDE SANJAY LAXMAN
SHS· Shiv Sena-BJP Yuti (NDA)
SHS 25.6%INC 24.9%10 others 49.5%
Votes
37,834
25.6% share
Winning margin
965
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.0%
of 2,38,960
Akot was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 965 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
7 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAWANDE SANJAY LAXMAN | Shiv Sena-BJP Yuti (NDA) | 37,834 | 25.6% |
| 2 | GANGANE SUDHAKAR RAMKRISHNA | UPA | 36,869 | 24.9% |
| 3 | MANKAR PRABHAKAR TULSHIRAM | BBM | 32,629 | 22.0% |
| 4 | BHARSAKLE PRAKASH GUNWANT | IND | 32,415 | 21.9% |
| 5 | GAJANAN GOPALRAO PUNDKAR | 2,216 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | SALIM AHMAD KHAN SABJE KHAN | IND | 1,536 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SYD. MATIN AHMAD SYD. AB. SATTAR | 945 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | MULE BHASHKAR BHAGWANJI | IND | 857 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SYD. SHARIF SYD. SIKANDAR | IND | 847 | 0.6% |
| 10 | MOH. AZHAR SK. MUNTEJAR | IND | 764 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RATHOD SHESHRAO PANDURANG | BSP | 667 | 0.5% |
| 12 | NATHE KAILAS MAHADEORAO | HJP | 453 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (146th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.7% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
146th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
174th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHS 25.6%INC 24.9%BBM 22.0%IND 21.9%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.45 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,13,906
Density
320 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,676 km²
SC population20.1%
ST population5.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Muslim 19.7%Buddhist 18.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.7%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate87.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.5%
Health insurance40.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Ginning and pressing🏺Pulses (Daal)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.