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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1978
Akola
Winner — 1978
KHAN MOHAMMAD AZHAR HUSSAIN
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 51.1%JNP 33.1%9 others 15.8%
Votes
36,853
51.1% share
Winning margin
12,997
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,08,687
Akola is a safe seat — KHAN MOHAMMAD AZHAR HUSSAIN won by 18.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAN MOHAMMAD AZHAR HUSSAIN |  INC(I)INC | 36,853 | 51.1% |
| 2 | JAIN PRAMILA W/O SHRIPAL | Janata | 23,856 | 33.1% |
| 3 | GOENKAJAMANLAL SHRIRAMJI | INC | 6,832 | 9.5% |
| 4 | UTKHADE MADHUKARRAO NARAYANRAO | Left | 1,283 | 1.8% |
| 5 | MIRZA UNUSBEG MIRZA HUSSAINIBEG | IND | 1,086 | 1.5% |
| 6 | MISHRA ONKAR PRASAD NAND GOPAL | IND | 996 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RAHATE DYANDEO ZYNGOJI | IND | 610 | 0.8% |
| 8 | CHANDKAPURE SHANKARRAO GANPATRAO | IND | 197 | 0.3% |
| 9 | GOVINDRAO SHANKARRAO TARAPURE | IND | 170 | 0.2% |
| 10 | LULLA KANHAILAL VASANDMAL | IND | 124 | 0.2% |
| 11 | TIWARI BADRIPRASAD RADHAKISAN | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
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 (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.9% · max 57.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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62nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
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130th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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172nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.1%JNP 33.1%INC 9.5%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,01,282
Density
366 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,107 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.8%Muslim 21.3%Buddhist 8.3%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.4%
Electricity80.0%
Sanitation48.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated56.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)42.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.4%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.4%
Health insurance12.4%
What's nearby?
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