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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1967
Mehkar
Winner — 1967
S. C. LODHE
INC· INC
INC 41.8%RPI 32.9%2 others 25.3%
Votes
25,232
41.8% share
Winning margin
5,337
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.5%
of 81,045
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. C. LODHE | INC | 25,232 | 41.8% |
| 2 | G. V. TALE | 19,895 | 32.9% | |
| 3 | B. H. DALIMKAR | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 12,753 | 21.1% |
| 4 | P. G. ATHAVALE | IND | 2,527 | 4.2% |
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.
Average turnout (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.8% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
101st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.54
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
157th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.8%RPI 32.9%BJS 21.1%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,36,086
Density
295 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,214 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.3%Muslim 16.7%Buddhist 10.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.2%
Electricity75.7%
Sanitation28.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated52.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate73.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Clean cooking fuel54.8%
Health insurance10.5%
What's nearby?
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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.