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Winner — 1978
SIRDESAI NILKANTHRAO BHAGAWANTRAO
IND
IND 29.9%JNP 24.4%3 others 45.7%
Votes
16,610
29.9% share
Winning margin
3,015
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.6%
of 79,938
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIRDESAI NILKANTHRAO BHAGAWANTRAO | IND | 16,610 | 29.9% |
| 2 | BABSHET KRISHNA JI RAMCHANDRA | Janata | 13,595 | 24.4% |
| 3 | AMBADAGATTI MAMSNU FAKIRAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 12,439 | 22.4% |
| 4 | PATIL DATTATRAY KALLAPPA | IND | 12,436 | 22.4% |
| 5 | PATIL GOPAL LAXMAN | IND | 533 | 1.0% |
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.
Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.3% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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147th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
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136th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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153rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.9%JNP 24.4%INC(I) 22.4%IND 22.4%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,76,421
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,814 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.5%
Electricity93.3%
Sanitation39.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel86.1%
Health insurance36.9%
What's nearby?
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