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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1967Reserved (ST)
Dahanu
Winner — 1967
M. G. KADU
INC· INC
INC 52.2%CPM 36.6%2 others 11.2%
Votes
20,627
52.2% share
Winning margin
6,158
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.6%
of 71,050
Dahanu is a safe seat — M. G. KADU won by 15.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. G. KADU | INC | 20,627 | 52.2% |
| 2 | N. R. OZARYA | Left | 14,469 | 36.6% |
| 3 | D. N. BENDAR | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,813 | 7.1% |
| 4 | K. N. BHIMARA | Praja Socialist Party | 1,592 | 4.0% |
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.
Low turnout (247th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.2% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
247th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
167th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.2%CPM 36.6%BJS 7.1%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,53,570
Density
470 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,892 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population9.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.0%Buddhist 14.4%Muslim 8.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.4%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation75.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate94.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel96.0%
Health insurance25.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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