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Winner — 1957
PATIL BHALCHANDRA SHIVARAM
Also elected — same seat
AMBEKAR YASHWANT GUNAJI
PWP· 26,118 votes
PWP 26.0%INC 21.5%3 others 52.5%
Votes
31,742
26.0% share
Winning margin
5,505
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.9%
of 1,24,980
A closely fought contest. PATIL BHALCHANDRA SHIVARAM won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATIL BHALCHANDRA SHIVARAM | 31,742 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | FAKIH MUSTAFA GULAMNABI | 26,237 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | AMBEKAR YASHWANT GUNAJI | 26,118 | 21.4% | |
| 4 | WAGH YASHWANT GOVIND | 22,634 | 18.5% | |
| 5 | BHERE KRISHNA GANAPAT | IND | 15,425 | 12.6% |
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.
Average turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.3% · min 4.5% · max 10.1%
How contested is turnout?
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49%
lowerhigher
219th of 339How crowded is the field?
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4.77
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 339How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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396 seats · 199 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 26.0%INC 21.5%PWP 21.4%INC 18.5%IND 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED