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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1978
Murtijapur
Winner — 1978
THAKARE DHYANDEORAO MUKUNDRAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 40.7%JNP 37.3%3 others 21.9%
Votes
30,127
40.7% share
Winning margin
2,506
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.4%
of 99,451
A closely fought contest. THAKARE DHYANDEORAO MUKUNDRAO won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAKARE DHYANDEORAO MUKUNDRAO |  INC(I)INC | 30,127 | 40.7% |
| 2 | LAHANE MOTIRAMJI UDEBHANJI | Janata | 27,621 | 37.3% |
| 3 | DHABEKAR KESHARAO NARAYANRAO | INC | 15,154 | 20.5% |
| 4 | MANKAR RAMESHWAR JAGDEORAO |  FBL | 747 | 1.0% |
| 5 | GHODE RATIRAM PUNDILKRAO | IND | 339 | 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 (149th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.0% · max 62.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
149th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.60
fewer partiesmore parties
285th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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108th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 40.7%JNP 37.3%INC 20.5%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
61,07,187
Density
393 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,530 km²
SC population9.1%
ST population25.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 11.3%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.2%
Electricity76.7%
Sanitation46.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance14.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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