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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1972
Phaltan
Winner — 1972
KRISHNACHANDRA BHOITE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 72.9%CPI 14.1%2 others 13.0%
Votes
36,827
72.9% share
Winning margin
29,683
58.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.8%
of 88,983
Phaltan is a safe seat — KRISHNACHANDRA BHOITE won by 58.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNACHANDRA BHOITE | Congress (R) | 36,827 | 72.9% |
| 2 | JAGTAP BAJIRAO APPAJI | Left | 7,144 | 14.1% |
| 3 | V. RAMCHANDRA SONAWALE | Grand Alliance | 5,500 | 10.9% |
| 4 | KIRVE VISHWANATH NANA | Left | 1,046 | 2.1% |
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.
Average turnout (180th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean58.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 2.8% · max 58.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
180th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
137th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 72.9%CPI 14.1%BJS 10.9%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,57,576
Density
219 / km²
Sex ratio
924 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,569 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 10.8%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.6%
Electricity68.8%
Sanitation27.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated89.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Women literate83.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel69.7%
Health insurance14.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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