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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 173 · 1956 by-elections
Akola
Winner — 1956 by-elections
B.B. DESHMUKH
IND
IND 50.0%INC 47.6%1 others 2.3%
Votes
19,953
50.0% share
Winning margin
964
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Akola was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 964 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.B. DESHMUKH | IND | 19,953 | 0.0% |
| 2 | B.N. BIYANI | 18,989 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | J.N. LOTHALKAR | 935 | 0.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (80th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.5% · max 62.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
80th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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115th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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