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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1962

Palghar

Winner — 1962

SHRIDHAR SAKHARAM PATIL
INC· INC
INC 43.6%PSP 34.9%2 others 21.4%
Votes
21,796
43.6% share
Winning margin
4,349
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.5%
of 76,232

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHRIDHAR SAKHARAM PATIL
INC
21,79643.6%
2
NAVANITRAI BHOGILAL SHAH
Praja Socialist Party
17,44734.9%
3
BAMAKARAN BACHHU DUBE
IND
9,46418.9%
4
SULABHA BHALCHANDRA PATIL
1,2442.5%

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.

Average turnout (63rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.9% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
63rd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
162nd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.6%PSP 34.9%IND 18.9%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,86,258
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,661 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population4.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Buddhist 14.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity76.5%
Sanitation35.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.0%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.8%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.2%
Health insurance37.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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