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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1972
Gondia
Winner — 1972
GOPALNARAYAN BAJPAI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.2%CPI 22.5%3 others 24.3%
Votes
29,290
53.2% share
Winning margin
16,892
30.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.3%
of 1,01,401
Gondia is a safe seat — GOPALNARAYAN BAJPAI won by 30.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPALNARAYAN BAJPAI | Congress (R) | 29,290 | 53.2% |
| 2 | BHOJRAJ SAKHARAM RAMTEKE | Left | 12,398 | 22.5% |
| 3 | MANOHAR WASUDEORAO BAPAT | Grand Alliance | 7,468 | 13.6% |
| 4 | JANARDHANJI PUNAJI GANVIT | 5,324 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | ASHALATABAI | IND | 602 | 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.
Average turnout (102nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.6% · max 50.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
102nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
66th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.2%CPI 22.5%BJS 13.6%RPI 9.7%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,10,60,148
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,558 km²
SC population6.6%
ST population13.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 8.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.8%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation67.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.4%
Clean cooking fuel90.4%
Health insurance22.7%
What's nearby?
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