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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 30 · 2019

Akola West

Winner — 2019

Govardhan Mangilal Sharma @ Lalaji
BJP· Mahayuti (NDA)
BJP 43.2%INC 41.7%8 others 15.1%
Votes
73,262
43.2% share
Winning margin
2,593
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.0%
of 3,32,220

Akola West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,593 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Govardhan Mangilal Sharma @ Lalaji
Mahayuti (NDA)
73,26243.2%
2
Sajid Khan Mannan Khan
70,66941.7%
3
Madan Bhargad
VBA
20,68712.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2,6171.5%
5
Ravindra Ganeshrao Mundhe
IND
5310.3%
6
Dhananjay Pralhadrao Nalat
5120.3%
7
Janardan Narayanrao Kanade
RSSDP
4820.3%
8
Pro. Suman Madhukar Tirpude
PPID
2510.1%
9
Shakti Das Kharare
BMUP
2440.1%
10
Rahul Ashok Jadhao
IND
2010.1%

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

Average turnout (225th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.6% · max 34.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
225th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
148th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.2%INC 41.7%VBA 12.2%OTH 1.3%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Ginning and pressing🏺Pulses (Daal)
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Dahihanda Gate of the Outer City wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Dahihanda Gate of the Outer City wall

Khirki gate in the outer city wall

Khirki gate in the outer city wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Khirki gate in the outer city wall

South East bastion of the outer city wall together with 10 years of the adjacent wall on each side,…

South East bastion of the outer city wall together with 10 years of the adjacent wall on each side,…

🏛️MonumentASI

South East bastion of the outer city wall together with 10 years of the adjacent wall on each side, variously known as Panch Burunj Hasrath Yab

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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