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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1967
Mazgaon
Winner — 1967
V. K. TORASKAR
INC· INC
INC 44.9%RPI 23.0%7 others 32.1%
Votes
20,903
44.9% share
Winning margin
10,169
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.7%
of 74,289
Mazgaon is a safe seat — V. K. TORASKAR won by 21.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. K. TORASKAR | INC | 20,903 | 44.9% |
| 2 | R. G. KHARAT | 10,734 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | L. B. MELVILLE | IND | 9,658 | 20.7% |
| 4 | M. L. PARULEKAR | Swatantra Party | 2,612 | 5.6% |
| 5 | N. Y. TAMBE | IND | 1,825 | 3.9% |
| 6 | H. M. RATKAV | IND | 397 | 0.8% |
| 7 | K. A. DOGRA | IND | 220 | 0.5% |
| 8 | R. S. SALASKAR | IND | 147 | 0.3% |
| 9 | D. I. INAMDAR | IND | 108 | 0.2% |
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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.4% · max 50.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
30th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
185th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.9%RPI 23.0%IND 20.7%SWA 5.6%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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