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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1962
Mahalaxmi
Winner — 1962
JEHANGIR TALEYARKHAN HOMI
INC· INC
INC 59.9%CPI 17.9%4 others 22.2%
Votes
26,768
59.9% share
Winning margin
18,759
42.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.3%
of 74,080
Mahalaxmi is a safe seat — JEHANGIR TALEYARKHAN HOMI won by 42.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEHANGIR TALEYARKHAN HOMI | INC | 26,768 | 59.9% |
| 2 | SHANTARAM SAWALRAM MIRAJKAR | Left | 8,009 | 17.9% |
| 3 | DARA DINSHAH VANIA | IND | 7,577 | 16.9% |
| 4 | RAMAKANT ANANT PARADKAR | 1,455 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | KALKAPRASAD MAIKOO DHOBI | IND | 601 | 1.3% |
| 6 | DATTATRAYA MUKUND NAGARKATTY | IND | 280 | 0.6% |
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 (173rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe42.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.4% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
173rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
264th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
143rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
264 seats · 133 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.9%CPI 17.9%IND 16.9%OTH 5.2%
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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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