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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1972
Ahmednagar South
Winner — 1972
BARSHIKAR NARAYANDAS
IND
IND 56.6%INC 26.5%4 others 17.0%
Votes
28,406
56.6% share
Winning margin
15,120
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.7%
of 82,777
Ahmednagar South is a safe seat — BARSHIKAR NARAYANDAS won by 30.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARSHIKAR NARAYANDAS | IND | 28,406 | 56.6% |
| 2 | RANADE KALABAI SHRIRAM | Congress (R) | 13,286 | 26.5% |
| 3 | RAMCHANDRA RATNAKAR | Left | 4,696 | 9.3% |
| 4 | PADMAKAR DESHMUKH | Grand Alliance | 2,405 | 4.8% |
| 5 | SHINDE AMBADAS GANGADHAR | RPK | 1,112 | 2.2% |
| 6 | BODNE MOHAN GANESH | 308 | 0.6% |
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 (219th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.7% · max 30.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
219th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
118th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 56.6%INC 26.5%CPI 9.3%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
94,29,408
Density
603 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,643 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 7.1%Other 7.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity92.7%
Sanitation73.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated58.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.5%
Health insurance14.4%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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