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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1972

Billoli

Winner — 1972

AMBEKAR JAIRAM GANGARAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.2%SOP 35.9%4 others 17.9%
Votes
26,080
46.2% share
Winning margin
5,835
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,09,342

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMBEKAR JAIRAM GANGARAM
Congress (R)
26,08046.2%
2
P GANGADHARRAO MAHALAPPA
20,24535.9%
3
JADHAV NAGORAD MADHAVRAO
Left
5,3629.5%
4
KAMBLE LAXMANRAO MARIBA
2,3704.2%
5
M K DHONDIBA
RPK
1,1992.1%
6
HANMANTRAO TUKARAM
Left
1,1972.1%

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.

Low turnout (237th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.0% · min 8.0% · max 71.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
237th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
271st of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
37th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.2%SOP 35.9%CPM 9.5%OTH 8.4%

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 vaccinatedNOT 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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