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Maharashtra · PC 24 · 1998
Bhandara
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI
INC· Congress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha
INC 49.1%BJP 46.2%12 others 4.7%
Votes
3,24,542
49.1% share
Winning margin
19,306
2.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,60,606
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL PRAFUL MANOHARBHAI | Congress-led alliance (INC + RPI seat pact), Maharashtra 1998 Lok Sabha | 3,24,542 | 49.1% |
| 2 | NARAYANDAS DURGAPRASADJI SARAF | NDA | 3,05,236 | 46.2% |
| 3 | BANTE MADHAVRAO TULSHIRAM | Left | 13,112 | 2.0% |
| 4 | FULEKAR SACHCHIDANAND HIRAMAN | 10,173 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | CHACHANE HEMRAJ CHINDHUJI | IND | 2,907 | 0.4% |
| 6 | AGRAWAL RADHESHYAM | IND | 807 | 0.1% |
| 7 | CHACHANE MANIRAM BAJIRAO | IND | 714 | 0.1% |
| 8 | WASNIK BHAGARATA MAHADEO | NRP | 694 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BAHEKAR VIJAY SHAMRAO | IND | 682 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DHURVE GULAB TARACHAND | IND | 598 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ABDUL MUJEEB KHAN ABDUL HAMID KHAN | IND | 392 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DONGARE JIVANLAL MAROTI | IND | 318 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MESHRAM BUDHARAM ATMARAM | IND | 248 | 0.0% |
| 14 | MADHAWANI MAHESHBHAI BABULALBHAI | IND | 183 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.4% · max 38.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
48th of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
12th of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%BJP 46.2%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,10,60,148
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,558 km²
SC population6.6%
ST population13.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 8.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.8%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation67.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.4%
Clean cooking fuel90.4%
Health insurance22.7%
What's nearby?
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