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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1962
Melghat
Winner — 1962
MAMRAJ JAGANNATH KHANDELWAL
IND
IND 55.4%INC 44.6%
Votes
29,403
55.4% share
Winning margin
5,742
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
63.3%
of 83,858
A clear win with a 10.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMRAJ JAGANNATH KHANDELWAL | IND | 29,403 | 55.4% |
| 2 | GIRJABAI W/O SHANHARRAO WATANE | INC | 23,661 | 44.6% |
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 (281st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.3% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
281st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
249th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
56th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 55.4%INC 44.6%
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?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.