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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2024
Buldhana
Winner — 2024
GAIKWAD SANJAY RAMBHAU
SHS· Mahayuti (NDA)
SHS 47.0%SHS(UBT) 46.6%12 others 6.4%
Votes
91,660
47.1% share
Winning margin
841
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.3%
of 3,08,194
Buldhana was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 841 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAIKWAD SANJAY RAMBHAU | Mahayuti (NDA) | 91,660 | 47.1% |
| 2 | JAYSHREE SUNIL SHELKE | SHS(UBT) | 90,819 | 46.6% |
| 3 | PRASHANT UTTAM WAGHODE | VBA | 7,146 | 3.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,354 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MOHAMMAD ANSAR MOHAMMAD ALTAF | IND | 741 | 0.4% |
| 6 | VIJAY RAMAKRUSHNA KALE | 651 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | JAYSHRI RAVINDRA SHELKE | IND | 651 | 0.3% |
| 8 | NILESH ASHOK HIWALE | IND | 431 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PREMLATA PRAKASH SONONE | MHSP | 425 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SATISH RAMESH PAWAR | ASPKR | 416 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SATISHCHANDRA DINKAR ROTHE PATIL | MVA | 168 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MOHAMMAD GUFRAN DIWAN | SWP | 135 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ARUN SANTOSHRAO SUSAR | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BHAI VIKAS PRAKASH NANDVE | RSPS | 86 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.2% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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192nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
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166th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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123rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHS 47.1%SHS(UBT) 46.6%OTH 5.6%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.87 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,86,258
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,661 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population4.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Buddhist 14.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity76.5%
Sanitation35.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.0%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.8%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.2%
Health insurance37.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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