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Maharashtra · PC 26 · 1977

Chandrapur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1977

RAJE VISHVESHVARRAO
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 55.8%INC 32.2%4 others 12.0%
Votes
2,09,974
55.8% share
Winning margin
88,986
23.6% of votes
Total votes cast
3,76,285
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJE VISHVESHVARRAO
Janata Party
2,09,97455.8%
2
ABDUL SHAFEE
INC
1,20,98832.1%
3
RAMCHANDRA NARAYANRAO KHOBRAGADE
IND
18,6795.0%
4
JAGANNATH MANGRUJI KOWASE
IND
14,2523.8%
5
GEDAM ADKOO RAOJI
IND
8,5892.3%
6
BALKI SHIDHAR SITARAM
IND
3,8031.0%

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 (37th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.4% · max 47.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
37th of 48

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 48

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
8th of 48

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.8%INC 32.1%OTH 12.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems & Jewellery🏺Marine Produce
Caves, Mandapeswar

Caves, Mandapeswar

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves

The Buddhist Caves

The Buddhist Caves

🏛️MonumentASI

The Buddhist Caves

The Portuguese monastery over the caves and large watch tower on the adjoining hill at Mandapeshwar

The Portuguese monastery over the caves and large watch tower on the adjoining hill at Mandapeshwar

🏛️MonumentASI

The Portuguese monastery over the caves and large watch tower on the adjoining hill at Mandapeshwar

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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