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Winner — 2019

Prakash Gunwantrao Bharsakale
BJP· Mahayuti (NDA)
BJP 26.6%VBA 22.6%16 others 50.8%
Votes
48,586
26.6% share
Winning margin
7,260
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
64.2%
of 2,85,150

A closely fought contest. Prakash Gunwantrao Bharsakale won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

6 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Prakash Gunwantrao Bharsakale
BJP
Mahayuti (NDA)
48,58626.6%
2
Adv. Santosh Vasant Rahate
VBA
41,32622.6%
3
Anil Manikrao Gawande
IND
28,18315.4%
4
Bodkhe Sanjay Ramdas
INC
27,67915.1%
5
Tushar Najukrao Pundkar
PHJSP
23,93413.1%
6
Ramkrushna Laxman Dhigar
IND
3,8172.1%
7
Abdul Sadique Abdul Khalique
IND
2,9471.6%
8
Gajanan Shantaram Tayade
MPS(T)
1,2880.7%
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NOTA
NOTA
8570.5%
10
Ravindra Madhukar Phate
MNS
7920.4%
11
Santosh Suryabhan Deulkar
PPID
7770.4%
12
Vijay VIitthalrao Kogade
IND
6550.4%
13
Amol Motiram Vyavahare
VMP
6000.3%
14
Mahadev Vishram Wankhade
IND
3620.2%
15
Ashok Kisanrao Thorat
IND
3200.2%
16
Waman Baldev Sarkate
BSP
3170.2%
17
Jitendra Basavant Sable
IND
2700.1%
18
Pramod Ramchandra Khandare
IND
2050.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (146th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.7% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
146th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
174th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.6%VBA 22.6%IND 15.4%INC 15.1%PHJSP 13.1%OTH 6.7%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Ginning and pressing🏺Pulses (Daal)
Narnala Fort: x. Ambar Mahal

Narnala Fort: x. Ambar Mahal

🏯PalaceWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Narnala Fort

Narnala Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Narnala Fort

📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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