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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1972
Amravati
Winner — 1972
DATTATRAYA NAGORAO METKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 85.1%BJS 9.3%2 others 5.6%
Votes
41,157
85.1% share
Winning margin
36,652
75.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.1%
of 94,700
Amravati is a safe seat — DATTATRAYA NAGORAO METKAR won by 75.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATTATRAYA NAGORAO METKAR | Congress (R) | 41,157 | 85.1% |
| 2 | KOLHE SATAPPA SHIOAPPA | Grand Alliance | 4,505 | 9.3% |
| 3 | DEVIDAS LAXMANRAO KAWARE |  FBL | 2,227 | 4.6% |
| 4 | PRALHAD PANDURANG DHANKE | IND | 470 | 1.0% |
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.
Average turnout (128th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe75.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 0.1% · max 75.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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128th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
196th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 85.1%BJS 9.3%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
61,07,187
Density
393 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,530 km²
SC population9.1%
ST population25.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 11.3%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.2%
Electricity76.7%
Sanitation46.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance14.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.