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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1972
Balapur
Winner — 1972
GOVINDRAO S. SARNAYAK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 69.7%IND 18.7%1 others 11.6%
Votes
36,832
69.8% share
Winning margin
26,973
51.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
56.3%
of 93,782
Balapur is a safe seat — GOVINDRAO S. SARNAYAK won by 51.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOVINDRAO S. SARNAYAK | Congress (R) | 36,832 | 69.8% |
| 2 | ANANDRAO S. BHUSKUTE | IND | 9,859 | 18.7% |
| 3 | VISHWANATH KWANKHADE | 6,118 | 11.6% |
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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.2% · max 57.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
6th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
268th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.8%IND 18.7%RPI 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,01,282
Density
366 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,107 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.8%Muslim 21.3%Buddhist 8.3%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.4%
Electricity80.0%
Sanitation48.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated56.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)42.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.4%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.4%
Health insurance12.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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