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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1967
Wardha
Winner — 1967
R.M. GHANGARE
CPM· Left
CPM 39.9%INC 35.5%9 others 24.5%
Votes
22,307
39.9% share
Winning margin
2,454
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.8%
of 83,668
A closely fought contest. R.M. GHANGARE won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.M. GHANGARE | Left | 22,307 | 39.9% |
| 2 | B.M. DESHMUKH | INC | 19,853 | 35.5% |
| 3 | J.T. CHOWDHURI | 4,288 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | R.D. SAWAL | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,973 | 7.1% |
| 5 | R. S. LAMBAT | IND | 3,006 | 5.4% |
| 6 | S.B. JADHAO | IND | 845 | 1.5% |
| 7 | R. R. RAMTEKE | IND | 836 | 1.5% |
| 8 | R.D. PISE | IND | 359 | 0.6% |
| 9 | G.S. NAGLE | IND | 224 | 0.4% |
| 10 | H.J. SHRAWANE | IND | 97 | 0.2% |
| 11 | G.K. YUGADNKAR | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
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 (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 1.5% · max 68.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
31st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
156th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 39.9%INC 35.5%RPI 7.7%BJS 7.1%IND 5.4%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
61,07,187
Density
393 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,530 km²
SC population9.1%
ST population25.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 11.3%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.2%
Electricity76.7%
Sanitation46.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance14.7%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.