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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1972
Arvi
Winner — 1972
DHAIRYASHILRAO VINAYAKRAO
IND
IND 49.3%INC 36.5%4 others 14.1%
Votes
37,485
49.3% share
Winning margin
9,713
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.1%
of 1,06,831
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHAIRYASHILRAO VINAYAKRAO | IND | 37,485 | 49.3% |
| 2 | B. M. DESHMUKH | Congress (R) | 27,772 | 36.5% |
| 3 | B. SURYABHANJI DHAREPURE | IND | 7,657 | 10.1% |
| 4 | VITHALRAO TUKARAM MESHRAM | IND | 2,669 | 3.5% |
| 5 | M. RAO PANDURANG GOMKALE | IND | 335 | 0.4% |
| 6 | A. H. SHAIKH IBRAHIM | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
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 (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.0% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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12th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.3%INC 36.5%IND 10.1%OTH 4.0%
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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