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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1972
Chopda
Winner — 1972
SHARADCHANDRIKABAI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 79.4%BJS 12.0%2 others 8.6%
Votes
42,125
79.4% share
Winning margin
35,743
67.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.9%
of 91,568
Chopda is a safe seat — SHARADCHANDRIKABAI won by 67.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHARADCHANDRIKABAI | Congress (R) | 42,125 | 79.4% |
| 2 | BHIMRAO SAHEBRAO PATIL | Grand Alliance | 6,382 | 12.0% |
| 3 | BHAGAWATPAHUJI THAKARE | 2,987 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | VAJIRSHAMU MAHAR | RPK | 1,557 | 2.9% |
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.
High turnout (27th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe67.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.8% · min 0.8% · max 70.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
27th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
288th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 79.4%BJS 12.0%PWP 5.6%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,61,292
Density
319 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,528 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population8.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.4%Muslim 14.0%Buddhist 10.5%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.1%
Electricity74.5%
Sanitation33.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate71.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Clean cooking fuel64.5%
Health insurance15.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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