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Maharashtra · PC 26 · 1980
Chandrapur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
SHANTARAM POTDUKHE
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 53.9%JNP 34.8%2 others 11.3%
Votes
2,06,400
53.9% share
Winning margin
72,890
19.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,83,130
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANTARAM POTDUKHE |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,06,400 | 53.9% |
| 2 | RAJE VISHWESHWARRAO | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,33,510 | 34.9% |
| 3 | PRATIMA NURUDDIN | JNP(S) | 23,804 | 6.2% |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA DANGE | 19,416 | 5.1% |
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.
Average turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.4% · max 47.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
37th of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
8th of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.9%JNP 34.9%JNP(S) 6.2%RPI 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 vaccinated— NOT 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems & Jewellery🏺Marine Produce
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.