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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1972
Vengurla
Winner — 1972
SITARAM NARAYAN DESAI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 62.8%SOP 24.9%3 others 12.2%
Votes
28,655
62.9% share
Winning margin
17,299
37.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.9%
of 73,634
Vengurla is a safe seat — SITARAM NARAYAN DESAI won by 37.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITARAM NARAYAN DESAI | Congress (R) | 28,655 | 62.9% |
| 2 | PUNDALIK A. KINALEKAR | 11,356 | 24.9% | |
| 3 | TODANKAR GUNWANT ATMARAM | 3,314 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | JADHAO BABURAO ATMARAM | RPK | 1,195 | 2.6% |
| 5 | PATKAR ANKUSH WASUDEO | IND | 1,073 | 2.4% |
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.
Average turnout (136th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.4% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
136th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
263rd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
74th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.9%SOP 24.9%NCO 7.3%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,295
Density
277 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,955 km²
SC population2.9%
ST population69.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity58.3%
Sanitation28.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.3%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)57.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance15.3%
What's nearby?
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