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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1972
Dadar
Winner — 1972
MATKAR WAMAN SHANKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 42.9%SHS 19.4%5 others 37.6%
Votes
30,292
42.9% share
Winning margin
16,568
23.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.1%
of 99,297
Dadar is a safe seat — MATKAR WAMAN SHANKAR won by 23.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATKAR WAMAN SHANKAR | Congress (R) | 30,292 | 42.9% |
| 2 | SUDHIR GAJANAN JOSHI | 13,724 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | JAYWANT MORESHWAR PATIL | Left | 12,562 | 17.8% |
| 4 | PRAMILA M. DANDAVATE | 6,290 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | GAYAMWKAD SHARAD BAJIRAO | Grand Alliance | 3,210 | 4.5% |
| 6 | MADHAV NARAYAN BIRJE | 2,845 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | NIVRUTI ISHVARA GAYAKWAD | IND | 1,655 | 2.3% |
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 (124th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.5% · max 52.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
124th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
235th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.9%SHS 19.4%CPI 17.8%SOP 8.9%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,88,445
Density
237 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,210 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population14.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.2%Muslim 14.6%Buddhist 13.3%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.8%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation53.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.4%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.8%
Clean cooking fuel71.7%
Health insurance31.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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