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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Ashti

Winner — 1962

RAMDAS GANGARAMJI SONONE
INC· INC
INC 46.9%REP 43.9%4 others 9.2%
Votes
24,396
46.9% share
Winning margin
1,563
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.0%
of 76,418

A closely fought contest. RAMDAS GANGARAMJI SONONE won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMDAS GANGARAMJI SONONE
INC
24,39646.9%
2
KRISHNARAO BHANUJI SHRUNGARE
REP
22,83343.9%
3
MOTIRAMJI KHUSHALRAO KALASKAR
IND
1,3882.7%
4
YASHWANTRAO BAPUJI KHANDARE
IND
1,3762.6%
5
BANDU AKARAM GAWA
IND
1,0492.0%
6
GOMA SONAJI DHEMARE
IND
9531.8%

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 (260th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
260th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
25th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%REP 43.9%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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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