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Maharashtra · PC 18 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Buldhana
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
WASNIK MUKUL BALKRUSHNA
INC· Congress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha
INC 51.8%SHS 43.9%6 others 4.3%
Votes
3,48,094
51.8% share
Winning margin
53,557
8.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,71,692
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WASNIK MUKUL BALKRUSHNA | Congress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha | 3,48,094 | 51.8% |
| 2 | ADSUL ANANDRAO VITHOBA | 2,94,537 | 43.9% | |
| 3 | KHANDARE PANDITRAO GOVINDRAO | JP | 14,006 | 2.1% |
| 4 | GADE GANGADHARRAO SUKHDEORAO | 5,431 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | MOHODKAR KRUSHNARAO SAMPATRAO | 3,131 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | SHINDE MAROTIRAO BALAJI | MRC | 2,781 | 0.4% |
| 7 | KALE SUKHDEO NANDAJI | ABHS | 2,492 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KANKAL MANDAKINI BHIMRAO | IND | 1,220 | 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.
High turnout (6th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.1% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
6th of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
43rd of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.8%SHS 43.9%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,59,046
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,718 km²
SC population13.9%
ST population2.2%
Figures are for Jalna, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.8%Muslim 14.0%Buddhist 7.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity74.4%
Sanitation36.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated54.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate71.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Clean cooking fuel56.4%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
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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.