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Maharashtra · PC 37 · 2003 by-election

Solapur

Winner — 2003 by-election

Mohite P.P.Shankarrao
BJP 57.4%INC 37.4%8 others 5.2%
Votes
3,52,360
57.4% share
Winning margin
1,22,817
20.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,13,696
Candidates
10
Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Mohite P.P.Shankarrao
3,52,36057.4%
2
Anandrao Narayan Deokate
2,29,54337.4%
3
Khan Musa Ahmed
9,6241.6%
4
Shinde Saidappa Arjun
IND
7,6521.3%
5
Bhikaji Gangaram Jadhav
KJHS
5,4690.9%
6
Rahul Baburao Waghmare
IND
2,6610.4%
7
Shinde M.Sidram
IND
1,8290.3%
8
Smt.Nagmani kisan Jakkan
IND
1,6840.3%
9
Raut Ulhas Ramchandra
IND
1,6260.3%
10
Raju alias B.B.Pyati
IND
1,2480.2%

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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.9% · max 45.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
10th of 48

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 48

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
45th of 48

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.4%INC 37.4%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,43,159
Density
266 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,048 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Muslim 7.1%Other 2.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.3%
Electricity75.1%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated83.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)41.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Clean cooking fuel77.4%
Health insurance12.0%

What's nearby?

30 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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