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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 270 · 1972
Chandgad
Winner — 1972
DESAI VASANTRAO ABASAHEB
INC· Congress (R)
INC 39.3%IND 30.1%2 others 30.6%
Votes
24,730
39.3% share
Winning margin
5,764
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.2%
of 84,803
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESAI VASANTRAO ABASAHEB | Congress (R) | 24,730 | 39.3% |
| 2 | CHAVAN PATIL VK | IND | 18,966 | 30.1% |
| 3 | PATIL NARSINGRAO BHUJANG | 18,368 | 29.2% | |
| 4 | KHAVARE GANAPATI DHONDIBA | 858 | 1.4% |
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 (90th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.1% · max 64.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
90th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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21st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.3%IND 30.1%PWP 29.2%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,49,651
Density
163 / km²
Sex ratio
1036 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,207 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.7%
Electricity94.7%
Sanitation75.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate92.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel66.0%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.