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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 130 · 2014Reserved (ST)
Palghar
Winner — 2014
GHODA KRUSHNA ARJUN
SHS· SHS
SHS 28.1%INC 27.8%7 others 44.1%
Votes
46,142
28.1% share
Winning margin
515
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.1%
of 2,41,079
Palghar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 515 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.74 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHODA KRUSHNA ARJUN | SHS | 46,142 | 28.1% |
| 2 | GAVIT RAJENDRA DHEDYA | UPA | 45,627 | 27.8% |
| 3 | DR.PREMCHAND TULSHIRAM GOND | NDA | 34,149 | 20.8% |
| 4 | NIMKAR MANISHA MANOHAR | BVA | 23,738 | 14.5% |
| 5 | VARTHA CHANDRAKANT BARKYA | 4,973 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | JAGANNATH KISAN VARTHA | 3,148 | 1.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,987 | 1.8% |
| 8 | ASHOK GOVIND SHINGADA | BSP | 1,907 | 1.2% |
| 9 | VILAS SAKHARAM DUMADA | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,445 | 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
safe0.3%
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
SHS 28.1%INC 27.8%BJP 20.8%BVA 14.5%OTH 7.0%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.74 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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