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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1978
Karanja
Winner — 1978
ARVIND KAMLKAR DESHMUKH
FBL
FBL 56.0%PWP 20.3%5 others 23.7%
Votes
38,584
56.0% share
Winning margin
24,578
35.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.3%
of 92,685
Karanja is a safe seat — ARVIND KAMLKAR DESHMUKH won by 35.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARVIND KAMLKAR DESHMUKH |  FBL | 38,584 | 56.0% |
| 2 | KORPE WAMANRAO RAMKRUSHNA ALIAS DR. ANNASAHEB | 14,006 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | TIDKE SUBASRAO BHAGWANTRAO | INC | 12,026 | 17.5% |
| 4 | BOTHARA LAXMICHAND RUPCHAND | IND | 2,686 | 3.9% |
| 5 | DHENDULE RAMESHWAR PRABHATI | IND | 924 | 1.3% |
| 6 | PRAGHANE ABHIMAN BALIRAM | IND | 604 | 0.9% |
| 7 | HURPADE MAHADEO MOTIRAM | IND | 64 | 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.
High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.0% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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12th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 56.0%PWP 20.3%INC 17.5%OTH 6.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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