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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1962
Amravati
Winner — 1962
UMERLALJI MATHURADAS KEDIA
INC· INC
INC 52.2%IND 39.2%4 others 8.6%
Votes
27,838
52.2% share
Winning margin
6,960
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.4%
of 79,098
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMERLALJI MATHURADAS KEDIA | INC | 27,838 | 52.2% |
| 2 | GOPAL DATTATRAYA KALOTI | IND | 20,878 | 39.2% |
| 3 | DEVIDAS VISHWANATH KHEDKAR | 2,791 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | SHRIRAM SHALIGRAM MALVIYA | IND | 1,309 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SITARAMPANT TRIMAKPANT POTDAR | RRP | 311 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SK. HASAN MUSKIL SK. MAHBOOB | IND | 194 | 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 (285th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 3.4% · max 72.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
285th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
30th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.2%IND 39.2%BJS 5.2%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,85,411
Density
19652 / km²
Sex ratio
832 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.7%Muslim 25.1%Jain 5.4%Other 8.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water97.7%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation67.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate94.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel98.3%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
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