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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 190 · 1972

Ahmedpur

Winner — 1972

KISHANRAO DESHMUKH
PWP 50.4%INC 47.7%1 others 1.9%
Votes
28,742
50.4% share
Winning margin
1,550
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
55.9%
of 1,01,999

A closely fought contest. KISHANRAO DESHMUKH won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KISHANRAO DESHMUKH
28,74250.4%
2
RADDY SUSHILABHAI MADHAV
Congress (R)
27,19247.7%
3
VITHATHAL SONKAMBALE
1,0911.9%

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.

High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 0.4% · max 16.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
26th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
73rd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PWP 50.4%INC 47.7%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,34,200
Density
368 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,152 km²
SC population5.1%
ST population11.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 8.6%Other 6.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.9%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation62.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated92.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel83.3%
Health insurance26.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Iron and Steel🏺Marine Produce
🏛️

Ancient Brick Stupa at Elephanta Island

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Brick Stupa at Elephanta Island

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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