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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1972
Ghatkopar
Winner — 1972
R. VISHNUNARAYAN TRIPATHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.5%BJS 13.4%5 others 25.1%
Votes
63,959
61.5% share
Winning margin
50,006
48.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.9%
of 1,73,846
Ghatkopar is a safe seat — R. VISHNUNARAYAN TRIPATHI won by 48.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. VISHNUNARAYAN TRIPATHI | Congress (R) | 63,959 | 61.5% |
| 2 | RAJANIKANT C. THAKAR | Grand Alliance | 13,953 | 13.4% |
| 3 | MOHAN MURARI SAWANT | 11,817 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | CHARANDAS HARIDAS KHARE | RPK | 5,691 | 5.5% |
| 5 | LIYAKAT H. I. HUSAIN | 5,382 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | LAXMAN DHARKAR PRABHAKAR | 2,799 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | RAMAJI SHIVNARAYAN | IND | 470 | 0.5% |
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 (165th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe48.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.6% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
165th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.5%BJS 13.4%SHS 11.3%RPK 5.5%SOP 5.2%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,00,774
Density
206 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,309 km²
SC population14.5%
ST population11.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.3%Buddhist 13.5%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.4%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation56.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.8%
Children fully vaccinated92.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate93.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.0%
Clean cooking fuel83.9%
Health insurance27.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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