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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1972
Akola
Winner — 1972
JAMANLAL SHRIRAMJI GEONKA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.3%RPI 16.2%4 others 22.5%
Votes
34,006
61.3% share
Winning margin
24,993
45.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.5%
of 98,241
Akola is a safe seat — JAMANLAL SHRIRAMJI GEONKA won by 45.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAMANLAL SHRIRAMJI GEONKA | Congress (R) | 34,006 | 61.3% |
| 2 | MESHRAM TOKARAM MAROTI | 9,013 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | W. SHANKAR RAO DESHMUKH | Grand Alliance | 8,528 | 15.4% |
| 4 | SADASHIV MANNU PANDE | Left | 2,369 | 4.3% |
| 5 | SHRIDHAR MUKUND DEO |  FBL | 1,162 | 2.1% |
| 6 | BADRIPRASAD R. TIWARI | IND | 408 | 0.7% |
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 (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean45.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.7% · max 59.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
19th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
252nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.3%RPI 16.2%BJS 15.4%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,59,046
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,718 km²
SC population13.9%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.8%Muslim 14.0%Buddhist 7.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity74.4%
Sanitation36.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated54.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate71.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Clean cooking fuel56.4%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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