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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1962
Wardha
Winner — 1962
BAPURAOJI MAROTRAO DESHMUKH
INC· INC
INC 47.3%CPI 24.6%3 others 28.0%
Votes
22,275
47.4% share
Winning margin
10,696
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.2%
of 76,841
Wardha is a safe seat — BAPURAOJI MAROTRAO DESHMUKH won by 22.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAPURAOJI MAROTRAO DESHMUKH | INC | 22,275 | 47.4% |
| 2 | RAMCHANDRA MAROTRAO GHANGARE | Left | 11,579 | 24.6% |
| 3 | SHAMRAO GOVIND CHARDE | IND | 8,231 | 17.5% |
| 4 | VITHAL TUKARAM MESHRAM | 3,671 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | RAGHOBA RAMAJI RAMTEKE | IND | 1,291 | 2.7% |
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 (250th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
250th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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43rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%CPI 24.6%IND 17.5%BJS 7.8%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
94,29,408
Density
603 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,643 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 7.1%Other 7.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity92.7%
Sanitation73.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated58.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.5%
Health insurance14.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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