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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1972
Adyar
Winner — 1972
M. MAHADEORAO DHOTE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 33.0%FBL 32.8%8 others 34.2%
Votes
21,389
33.0% share
Winning margin
90
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
71.3%
of 91,006
Adyar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 90 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. MAHADEORAO DHOTE | Congress (R) | 21,389 | 33.0% |
| 2 | R. ZIBALAJI KATEKHAYE |  FBL | 21,299 | 32.8% |
| 3 | MORESHWAR WALADEKAR | IND | 11,249 | 17.3% |
| 4 | RAGHUNATH HARI BRAMHANKAR | IND | 5,550 | 8.6% |
| 5 | GASAVI ABAJI DHONDU | 2,494 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | MADHUKAR GAJABHIYE | IND | 869 | 1.3% |
| 7 | NILAKANTH HANDKUJI MANAPE | IND | 784 | 1.2% |
| 8 | BHASKAR MAHADEO JIBHACATE | IND | 754 | 1.2% |
| 9 | KASHIRAM SAKHARAM LENDE | IND | 297 | 0.5% |
| 10 | KISAN TULASIRAM WANKAEDE | IND | 195 | 0.3% |
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 (156th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.1% · max 58.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
156th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.0%FBL 32.8%IND 17.3%IND 8.6%OTH 8.3%
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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