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Maharashtra · PC 6 · 2019
Akola
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao
BJP· Mahayuti (NDA)
BJP 49.5%VBA 24.9%10 others 25.6%
Votes
5,54,444
49.5% share
Winning margin
2,75,596
24.6% of votes
Total votes cast
11,19,440
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao | Mahayuti (NDA) | 5,54,444 | 49.5% |
| 2 | Ambedkar (Adv) Prakash Yashwant | VBA | 2,78,848 | 24.9% |
| 3 | Hidayatullah Barakatullah Patel | 2,54,370 | 22.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 8,866 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Bhai B.C.Kamble | 7,780 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | Mrs. Pravina Laxmanrao Bhatkar | BMUP | 3,583 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Arun Kankar Wankhede | PPID | 3,048 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Sachin Ganpatlal Sharma | IND | 2,577 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Murlidhar Lalsing Pawar | IND | 2,141 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Arun Manohar Thakare | IND | 1,540 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Social Worker Gajanan Onkar Harne (Anna) | IND | 1,278 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Pravin Chandrakant Kaurpuriya | IND | 965 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
27th of 48How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 48How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 48How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.5%VBA 24.9%INC 22.7%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.73 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,13,906
Density
320 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,676 km²
SC population20.1%
ST population5.5%
Figures are for Akola, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Muslim 19.7%Buddhist 18.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.7%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate87.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.5%
Health insurance40.1%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Ginning and pressing🏺Cotton related products & Textiles🏺Pulses (Daal)🏺Soya bean and soya bean products
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Dahihanda Gate of the Outer City wall
🏛️MonumentASI
Dahihanda Gate of the Outer City wall
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.