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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Gadchiroli
Winner — 1972
A. RAJE V. RAO DHRMARAO
IND
IND 57.5%INC 41.0%1 others 1.6%
Votes
24,832
57.5% share
Winning margin
7,130
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
56.0%
of 77,184
Gadchiroli is a safe seat — A. RAJE V. RAO DHRMARAO won by 16.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. RAJE V. RAO DHRMARAO | IND | 24,832 | 57.5% |
| 2 | MADA I. DEVAJI TANU | Congress (R) | 17,702 | 41.0% |
| 3 | KASHINATH BISAN SEDAKME | IND | 679 | 1.6% |
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.
Low turnout (261st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 1.5% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
261st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
54th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 57.5%INC 41.0%OTH 1.6%
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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