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Maharashtra · PC 6 · 1971
Bombay Central
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
R. D. BHANDARE
INC· INC
INC 61.3%SHS 33.1%4 others 5.6%
Votes
2,16,114
61.4% share
Winning margin
99,542
28.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,52,284
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. D. BHANDARE | INC | 2,16,114 | 61.4% |
| 2 | MANOHAR JOSHI | 1,16,572 | 33.1% | |
| 3 | B. C. KAMBLE | IND | 15,144 | 4.3% |
| 4 | GANGARAM DASHARATH GHOKSHE | RPK | 2,744 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RAMASWAMY KAMALA | IND | 922 | 0.3% |
| 6 | YESHWANT TRIMBAK PRADHAN | IND | 788 | 0.2% |
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 (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
27th of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.4%SHS 33.1%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
Figures are for Akola, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Ginning and pressing🏺Cotton related products & Textiles🏺Pulses (Daal)🏺Soya bean and soya bean products
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Dahihanda Gate of the Outer City wall
🏛️MonumentASI
Dahihanda Gate of the Outer City wall
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.