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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Naigaum

Winner — 1962

SHAKUNTALA CHINTAMAN SALVE
INC· INC
INC 39.4%REP 31.2%3 others 29.4%
Votes
20,731
39.4% share
Winning margin
4,317
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.7%
of 96,171

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAKUNTALA CHINTAMAN SALVE
INC
20,73139.4%
2
WAMANRAO SIRARAM PAGARE
REP
16,41431.2%
3
JAGANNATH GANPATRAO BHATANKAR
IND
10,64520.2%
4
NIWRUTTINATH KRISHNAJI RUPWATE
4,1297.8%
5
GULAB TRIMBAK BHALERAO
IND
7001.3%

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 (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
143rd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
117th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.4%REP 31.2%IND 20.2%BJS 7.8%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,29,917
Density
360 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,765 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population14.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.7%Muslim 13.3%Other 5.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.7%
Electricity80.8%
Sanitation35.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.5%
Children fully vaccinated61.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel79.5%
Health insurance11.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Jalgaon BananaGI🏺Plastic PVC Pipes

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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