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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1972

Nagpur Central

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Winner — 1972

NAVALCHANDRA G. TOKSIYA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.6%FBL 17.5%10 others 35.9%
Votes
29,926
46.6% share
Winning margin
18,688
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,05,818

Nagpur Central is a safe seat — NAVALCHANDRA G. TOKSIYA won by 29.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAVALCHANDRA G. TOKSIYA
INC
Congress (R)
29,92646.6%
2
BHAGAWANTRAO GAIKAWAD
FBL
11,23817.5%
3
MADHAORAO LAXMAN RAJURKAR
BJS
Grand Alliance
7,95012.4%
4
RATHINATH N. MISHRA
CPI
Left
5,5988.7%
5
GENDLAL SHANKARRAO KATURE
RPI
3,7635.9%
6
BADRUDDIN SUBHAN KAZI
IND
2,7714.3%
7
BINDAPRASAD B. KASHYAP
CPM
Left
1,5962.5%
8
GOPICHANDA FAKIRA
IND
5070.8%
9
MADHUKAR N. CHAUDHARY
IND
2600.4%
10
RAOJI DHOBALE HARIBHAJ
IND
2420.4%
11
BABURAO HIRAJI AWARI
IND
2320.4%
12
RAMRAO K. DORLIKAR
IND
920.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (245th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.2% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
245th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
135th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.6%FBL 17.5%BJS 12.4%CPI 8.7%RPI 5.9%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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