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Maharashtra · PC 14 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Dhule
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
D.S.AHIRE
INC· Congress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha
INC 55.8%BJP 44.0%1 others 0.2%
Votes
2,74,034
55.8% share
Winning margin
57,686
11.7% of votes
Total votes cast
4,91,228
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.S.AHIRE | Congress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha | 2,74,034 | 55.8% |
| 2 | GAVIT RAMDAS RUPLA (KOKANI) | NDA | 2,16,348 | 44.0% |
| 3 | KALABAI SURSING SONAVANE | IND | 846 | 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 (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.7% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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22nd of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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18th of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.8%BJP 44.0%OTH 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,72,348
Density
204 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,582 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population18.5%
Figures are for Yavatmal, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Buddhist 9.0%Muslim 8.6%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.0%
Electricity69.7%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate80.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel71.8%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.