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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1972
Chanda
Winner — 1972
EKNATH SALWE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 64.3%IND 24.4%4 others 11.3%
Votes
41,514
64.3% share
Winning margin
25,735
39.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,07,024
Chanda is a safe seat — EKNATH SALWE won by 39.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EKNATH SALWE | Congress (R) | 41,514 | 64.3% |
| 2 | M KRUSHNAJI KOTPALLIWAR | IND | 15,779 | 24.4% |
| 3 | RAM DASS DINU | 3,286 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | MADHAO BALAJI THAKARE | IND | 2,950 | 4.6% |
| 5 | BELEKAR DAS JASHWANTRAO | IND | 605 | 0.9% |
| 6 | BALKRI SHNA POTDUKHE | IND | 425 | 0.7% |
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 (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 3.6% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
236th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
83rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.3%IND 24.4%RPI 5.1%OTH 6.2%
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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