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Bombay · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1957

Poona Cantonment

19511957

Winner — 1957

SHIVARKAR VITHAL NAMDEO
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 47.1%INC 38.5%1 others 14.4%
Votes
13,380
47.1% share
Winning margin
2,436
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
65.1%
of 43,658

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVARKAR VITHAL NAMDEO
PSP
13,38047.1%
2
SHAH POPATTLAL RAMCHAND
INC
10,94438.5%
3
SIDDIQUI HABIBUDDIN SABAHUDDIN
IND
4,10414.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 8.6% · max 17.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
83rd of 339

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 339

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
396 seats · 199 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 47.1%INC 38.5%IND 14.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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