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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1962
Akot
Winner — 1962
GOPALRAO BAJIRAO KHEDKAR
INC· INC
INC 45.8%PWP 24.0%4 others 30.2%
Votes
26,603
45.8% share
Winning margin
12,636
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.7%
of 81,056
Akot is a safe seat — GOPALRAO BAJIRAO KHEDKAR won by 21.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPALRAO BAJIRAO KHEDKAR | INC | 26,603 | 45.8% |
| 2 | DEVIDAS MORITI KORALE | 13,967 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | SAMPATRAO BHAOJI BHOPLE | IND | 12,632 | 21.7% |
| 4 | ANANT MAHADEO ASARKAR | 4,382 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | A. JABBAR SK. RASUL | IND | 285 | 0.5% |
| 6 | TUKARAM PANDHARI TAYDE | IND | 251 | 0.4% |
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 (268th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.3% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
268th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
71st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%PWP 24.0%IND 21.7%BJS 7.5%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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