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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1962
Walkeshwar
Winner — 1962
MANIBEN NANUBHAI DESAI
INC· INC
INC 49.5%SWA 20.7%2 others 29.8%
Votes
24,351
49.5% share
Winning margin
14,164
28.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.0%
of 86,275
Walkeshwar is a safe seat — MANIBEN NANUBHAI DESAI won by 28.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIBEN NANUBHAI DESAI | INC | 24,351 | 49.5% |
| 2 | PILOO HOMI MODY | Swatantra Party | 10,187 | 20.7% |
| 3 | TARA GANGARAM REDDI | Left | 9,544 | 19.4% |
| 4 | PYARELAL SHAMRAO PARALKAR | Praja Socialist Party | 5,117 | 10.4% |
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.
Average turnout (209th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 2.0% · max 47.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
209th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
217th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%SWA 20.7%CPI 19.4%PSP 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,50,862
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,195 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population31.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation31.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.2%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance19.8%
What's nearby?
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