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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1972
Pulgaon
Winner — 1972
PRABHARAO SAU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 65.0%FBL 19.7%3 others 15.3%
Votes
40,499
65.0% share
Winning margin
28,251
45.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.3%
of 95,306
Pulgaon is a safe seat — PRABHARAO SAU won by 45.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHARAO SAU | Congress (R) | 40,499 | 65.0% |
| 2 | MOTILAL SHAMLAL KAPOOR |  FBL | 12,248 | 19.7% |
| 3 | DEVIDAS BALKRISHNA PATIL | 5,049 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | ARUNKUMAR T. RAMTEKE | RPK | 3,198 | 5.1% |
| 5 | POHEKAR RAMRAO BAPUJI | Grand Alliance | 1,273 | 2.0% |
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.
High turnout (25th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe45.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.2% · max 45.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
25th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
283rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.0%FBL 19.7%RPI 8.1%RPK 5.1%OTH 2.0%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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