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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1972
Wardha
Winner — 1972
VASANTRAO J. KARLEKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.6%IND 46.1%3 others 6.3%
Votes
28,419
47.6% share
Winning margin
888
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.9%
of 92,073
Wardha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 888 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VASANTRAO J. KARLEKAR | Congress (R) | 28,419 | 47.6% |
| 2 | R. C. MAROTRA GHANGARE | IND | 27,531 | 46.1% |
| 3 | SHARAWANI D. PADMAKAR |  FBL | 2,395 | 4.0% |
| 4 | VIJAYSINGH RAMSINGH JOT | IND | 724 | 1.2% |
| 5 | RAMDAS SITARAM LAMBAT | IND | 667 | 1.1% |
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 (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 1.5% · max 68.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
31st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
156th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.6%IND 46.1%OTH 6.3%
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?
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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.