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Bombay · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1957

Chalisgaon

19511957

Winner — 1957

SONAWANE RAJARAM BHILA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 56.5%INC 43.5%
Votes
20,691
56.5% share
Winning margin
4,773
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
58.4%
of 62,695

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SONAWANE RAJARAM BHILA
PSP
20,69156.5%
2
SURYAVANSHI MOTIRAM SHAMRAO
INC
15,91843.5%

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 (154th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 2.0% · max 13.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
154th of 339

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 339

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
396 seats · 199 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 56.5%INC 43.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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