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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1962
Sawantwadi
Winner — 1962
SHIVRAM SAWANT KHEM SAWANT BHONSALE
INC· INC
INC 80.8%IND 15.8%1 others 3.4%
Votes
25,455
80.8% share
Winning margin
20,477
65.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
46.6%
of 67,597
Sawantwadi is a safe seat — SHIVRAM SAWANT KHEM SAWANT BHONSALE won by 65.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIVRAM SAWANT KHEM SAWANT BHONSALE | INC | 25,455 | 80.8% |
| 2 | LAXMAN NARAYAN GOVEKAR | IND | 4,978 | 15.8% |
| 3 | RAJARAM APA GAWAS | 1,067 | 3.4% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe65.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 2.2% · max 65.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
5th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
194th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 80.8%IND 15.8%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,04,307
Density
193 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,443 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population17.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.8%Buddhist 13.0%Other 6.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.6%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.5%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.0%
Clean cooking fuel85.1%
Health insurance28.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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