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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1972
Kandhar
Winner — 1972
DHONDGE K SHANKARRAO
PWP 58.3%INC 37.0%1 others 4.7%
Votes
34,421
58.3% share
Winning margin
12,555
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,14,401
Kandhar is a safe seat — DHONDGE K SHANKARRAO won by 21.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHONDGE K SHANKARRAO | 34,421 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | MADHAVRAO V JADHAV | Congress (R) | 21,866 | 37.0% |
| 3 | PUNDGE M G | 2,758 | 4.7% |
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 (251st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 2.9% · max 53.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
251st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
76th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 58.3%INC 37.0%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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