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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1978
Edlabad
Winner — 1978
PRATIBHA DEVISING PATIL
INC· INC
INC 42.9%JNP 41.9%4 others 15.2%
Votes
31,578
42.9% share
Winning margin
699
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,04,622
Edlabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 699 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATIBHA DEVISING PATIL | INC | 31,578 | 42.9% |
| 2 | ASHOK DEVIDAS PHADKE | Janata | 30,879 | 41.9% |
| 3 | DESHMUKH RAVINDRA SHIVRAO |  INC(I)INC | 6,343 | 8.6% |
| 4 | TUKARAM LAXMAN MORE | IND | 2,436 | 3.3% |
| 5 | PANDIT ANJANABAI SONU | 2,044 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | NAIK BHARTI RAMDAS | IND | 388 | 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 (178th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.2% · max 53.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
178th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
227th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.9%JNP 41.9%INC(I) 8.6%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,59,046
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,718 km²
SC population13.9%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.8%Muslim 14.0%Buddhist 7.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity74.4%
Sanitation36.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated54.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate71.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Clean cooking fuel56.4%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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