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Bhandara - Gondiya

Winner — 2018 by-election

Kukade Madhukrao Yashwantrao
NCP 46.6%BJP 41.5%17 others 11.8%
Votes
4,42,213
46.6% share
Winning margin
48,097
5.1% of votes
Total votes cast
9,48,650
Candidates
19
Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kukade Madhukrao Yashwantrao
4,42,21346.6%
2
Hemant [Tanubhau] Patle
3,94,11641.5%
3
L.K. Madavi
BBM
40,3264.3%
4
Ramvilash Shobhelal Maskare
IND
9,4541.0%
5
Kashiram Jagan Gajbe
IND
8,2040.9%
6
Suhas Anil Funde
IND
8,1030.8%
7
Ajablal Tularam
IND
7,4530.8%
8
Rakesh H.Tembhare
IND
6,8930.7%
9
NOTA
6,6020.7%
10
Borkar Rafesh Purushottam
BPSP
6,3620.7%
11
Akshay Yogesh Pandey
VMP
4,3120.5%
12
Purushottam Narayanrao Kawale
IND
2,7110.3%
13
Gopal Tukarammuikey
IND
2,4760.3%
14
Kishor Manohar Panchbhai
IND
1,9630.2%
15
Dr. Chandramani Hiralal Kamble
API
1,7580.2%
16
Dharmaraj Ramchandra Bhalavi
BMP
1,7150.2%
17
Chaniram Laxman Meshram
IND
1,6440.2%
18
Jitendra Adaku Raut
ABMP
1,1910.1%
19
Nandlal Dikshit Kadgaye
BP
1,1540.1%

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 (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.0% · max 51.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
8th of 48

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 48

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
17th of 48

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 46.6%BJP 41.5%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,00,334
Density
294 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,087 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population7.4%

Figures are for Bhandara, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.1%Buddhist 12.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.0%
Electricity82.3%
Sanitation61.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.4%
Health insurance30.0%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Pauni

Heritage SiteWikidata
All the remains of the circumambulation wall of Pauni Fort

All the remains of the circumambulation wall of Pauni Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

All the remains of the circumambulation wall of Pauni Fort

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Ancient mound on which the modern temple of Jagannath stands

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound on which the modern temple of Jagannath stands

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Cromlech known as Tilota (Frying Pan)

🏛️MonumentASI

Cromlech known as Tilota (Frying Pan)

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Fort, Partabgarh

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Mounds known as Hardulala -ki-Tekri

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as Hardulala -ki-Tekri

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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