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Winner — 1978
M.Y.PATIL
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.5%INC(I) 46.7%1 others 5.7%
Votes
23,823
47.5% share
Winning margin
387
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
63.8%
of 78,586
Afzalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 387 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Y.PATIL | Janata | 23,823 | 47.5% |
| 2 | HANMATH RAO DESAI |  INC(I)INC | 23,436 | 46.8% |
| 3 | BABU RAO | INC | 2,873 | 5.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (189th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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189th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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30th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.5%INC(I) 46.8%INC 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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