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Maharashtra · PC 48 · 1977
Kolhapur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
DESAI DAJIBA BALWANTRAO
PWP 49.7%INC 49.7%1 others 0.6%
Votes
1,86,077
49.7% share
Winning margin
165
0.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,74,098
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESAI DAJIBA BALWANTRAO | 1,86,077 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | MANE SHANKARRAO DATTATRAY | INC | 1,85,912 | 49.7% |
| 3 | MALI SHAMRAO GOVIND | IND | 2,109 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.0% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
3rd of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
34th of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 49.7%INC 49.7%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,76,001
Density
504 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,685 km²
SC population13.0%
ST population0.8%
Figures are for Kolhapur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.2%Muslim 7.4%Other 5.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.5%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation74.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated67.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate90.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.0%
Clean cooking fuel84.7%
Health insurance16.5%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering🏺Kolhapur Jaggery (Sugarcane Products etc)
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.