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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1972
Kalmeshwar
Winner — 1972
SHESHRAO K. WANKHADE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 52.2%FBL 44.1%4 others 3.8%
Votes
32,538
52.2% share
Winning margin
5,078
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.0%
of 94,453
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHESHRAO K. WANKHADE | Congress (R) | 32,538 | 52.2% |
| 2 | JAMBUWANT BAPURAO DHOTE |  FBL | 27,460 | 44.0% |
| 3 | PATIL SHRIRAM BHAGWAN | IND | 1,078 | 1.7% |
| 4 | TARACHAND TIRPHUDE | RPK | 479 | 0.8% |
| 5 | MASRAM CHANDANSINGH | IND | 402 | 0.6% |
| 6 | MAROTI KEWAJI PATIL | IND | 381 | 0.6% |
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 (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.5% · max 57.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
32nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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68th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.2%FBL 44.0%OTH 3.8%
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?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.