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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1978
Balapur
Winner — 1978
GUJARATHI PRAKASHCHANDRA ALIAS BANDUSETH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 31.8%JNP 26.1%9 others 42.1%
Votes
22,469
31.8% share
Winning margin
4,035
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.5%
of 1,03,114
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUJARATHI PRAKASHCHANDRA ALIAS BANDUSETH |  INC(I)INC | 22,469 | 31.8% |
| 2 | AKBAR VAKIL SHEIKH ABDAR | Janata | 18,434 | 26.1% |
| 3 | VAIRALE MADHUSUDAN ATMARAM | INC | 12,523 | 17.7% |
| 4 | KARALE DEVIDAS MAROTIRAO | 11,311 | 16.0% | |
| 5 | INGALE NAMDEO SHARWAN | IND | 1,353 | 1.9% |
| 6 | INGLE BHAGWANTRAO RAMRAO | IND | 1,332 | 1.9% |
| 7 | ANANDRAO AWADHUT MANKAR | IND | 1,107 | 1.6% |
| 8 | MOTIRAM KISAN GADAGE | IND | 881 | 1.3% |
| 9 | INGLE WAMAN ARJUN | IND | 464 | 0.7% |
| 10 | GOMASE LAXMAN KISAN | IND | 412 | 0.6% |
| 11 | GAIKWAD TEJRAO GOVINDRAO | IND | 387 | 0.6% |
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 (35th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.7% · max 61.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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35th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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120th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 31.8%JNP 26.1%INC 17.7%PWP 16.0%OTH 8.4%
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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