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Maharashtra · PC 34 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Gondia
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
BALKRISHNA RAMCHANDRA WASNIK
INC· INC
INC 41.9%REP 37.7%2 others 20.4%
Votes
1,07,524
41.9% share
Winning margin
10,925
4.3% of votes
Total votes cast
2,56,392
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALKRISHNA RAMCHANDRA WASNIK | INC | 1,07,524 | 41.9% |
| 2 | BIHARI RAMJI KAMBLE | REP | 96,599 | 37.7% |
| 3 | RAGHUNATH LATARU GHADLE | 41,688 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | TULARAM CHANDRABHAN SAKHARE | IND | 10,581 | 4.1% |
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.
Low turnout (44th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.3% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
44th of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
21st of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%REP 37.7%BJS 16.3%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
94,29,408
Density
603 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,643 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 7.1%Other 7.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity92.7%
Sanitation73.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated58.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.5%
Health insurance14.4%
What's nearby?
27 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Frozen Food
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The Cave Temple of Bhamburda (Pataleshwar)
🏛️MonumentASI
The Cave Temple of Bhamburda (Pataleshwar)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.