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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2009
Balapur
Winner — 2009
BALIRAM BHAGWAN SIRASKAR
IND
IND 27.8%INC 26.7%12 others 45.4%
Votes
39,581
27.8% share
Winning margin
1,590
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.3%
of 2,47,924
Balapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,590 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALIRAM BHAGWAN SIRASKAR | IND | 39,581 | 27.8% |
| 2 | KHATEEB RAJAYA BEGUM NATIQUODDIN | UPA | 37,991 | 26.7% |
| 3 | GAVHANKAR NARAYANRAO HARIBHAU | NDA | 30,491 | 21.4% |
| 4 | NITINKUMAR BHIKANRAO TALE | JSS | 25,022 | 17.6% |
| 5 | PRASHANT KASHIRAM LOTHE | 1,714 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | MOHD.SADIQ MOHD.ISMAILE | IND | 1,334 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MOHD.IBRAHIM AB.SUBHAN | IND | 1,141 | 0.8% |
| 8 | GAWAI DEVANAND JYOTIRAM | BSP | 1,136 | 0.8% |
| 9 | DHORE SHRIKRISHNA PRALHAD | SVRP | 906 | 0.6% |
| 10 | AJABRAO RAMRAO TALE | IND | 698 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MANDATAI MANOHAR MAHALLE | IND | 696 | 0.5% |
| 12 | DIPANKAR SURYABHANJI TELGOTE | IND | 689 | 0.5% |
| 13 | GANESH AJABRAO MANKAR | IND | 432 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAMLAL JABRAJI UMALE | NDA | 328 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.1% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
105th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
264th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 27.8%INC 26.7%BJP 21.4%JSS 17.6%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 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?
3 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.