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Gadchiroli-Chimur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

KOWASE MAROTRAO SAINUJI
INC· Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
INC 38.4%BJP 35.0%9 others 26.6%
Votes
3,21,756
38.4% share
Winning margin
28,580
3.4% of votes
Total votes cast
8,37,247
Candidates
11
Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOWASE MAROTRAO SAINUJI
Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
3,21,75638.4%
2
ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE
NDA
2,93,17635.0%
3
ATRAM RAJE SATYAWANRAO
1,35,75616.2%
4
DINESH TUKARAM MADAVI
IND
25,8573.1%
5
NAMDEO ANANDRAO KANNAKE
Left
23,0012.8%
6
JAMBHULE NARAYAN DINABAJI
IND
8,9161.1%
7
VIJAY SURAJSING MADAVI
7,9530.9%
8
PENDAM DIWAKAR GULAB
BBM
7,2400.9%
9
PROFFESOR KHANDALE KAWDU TULSHIRAM
KKJHS
4,9720.6%
10
PENDAM PURUSHOTTAM ZITUJI
DESEP
4,3920.5%
11
ADV. DADMAL PRABHAKAR MAHAGUJI
PRBP
4,2280.5%

High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 2.3% · max 54.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
1st of 48

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 48

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
6th of 48

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%BJP 35.0%BSP 16.2%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,72,942
Density
74 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,412 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population38.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Gadchiroli, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Buddhist 7.7%Other 5.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity59.2%
Sanitation27.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated97.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate79.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.1%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance33.3%

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.

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