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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

PATIL UTTAMRAO DEORAO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.3%FBL 41.6%8 others 12.1%
Votes
33,753
46.4% share
Winning margin
3,484
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,02,857

A closely fought contest. PATIL UTTAMRAO DEORAO won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATIL UTTAMRAO DEORAO
INC
Congress (R)
33,75346.4%
2
NANABHAU PATIL N NARAYAN
FBL
30,26941.6%
3
GAWANDE BHIMRAO DEORAO
IND
2,1032.9%
4
SIRSAT SAHEBRAO KISANRAO
RPI
2,0332.8%
5
CH SHIORAM DATTATRAYA
CPI
Left
1,3471.9%
6
CHIDDARWAR V PANDHARINATH
BJS
Grand Alliance
1,3051.8%
7
TURABKHA RUSTAMKHA
IND
7681.1%
8
DESHMUKH ASHOK AMRUTRAO
NCO
5870.8%
9
PANDE SHRIRAM GUNAJI
IND
3850.5%
10
WAKADE CHINTAMAN NARHAR
PWP
2750.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (217th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 4.8% · max 32.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.4%FBL 41.6%OTH 12.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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The Buddhist Caves

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The Buddhist Caves

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