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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1978
Amravati
Winner — 1978
BHUYAR SURENDRA CHHATRAPAL
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 50.6%JNP 26.7%8 others 22.7%
Votes
38,507
50.6% share
Winning margin
18,211
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,16,603
Amravati is a safe seat — BHUYAR SURENDRA CHHATRAPAL won by 23.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUYAR SURENDRA CHHATRAPAL |  INC(I)INC | 38,507 | 50.6% |
| 2 | MUNIRKHAN USMANKHAN | Janata | 20,296 | 26.7% |
| 3 | KEDIA UMARLALJI MATHURADASJI | INC | 12,843 | 16.9% |
| 4 | KOLHATKAR VASNATRAO RAMKRISHNARAO | IND | 2,837 | 3.7% |
| 5 | NURAL HASSAN ABDUI HASAN | IND | 431 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BRAHMANE HARIBHAU ZAWARJI | IND | 357 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KOHALE BHAURAO AMRUTRAO | IND | 278 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DONGARE SAHEBRAO BAPURAO | IND | 198 | 0.3% |
| 9 | INDUKAR PRAKASHCHANDRA NARSAYYA | IND | 179 | 0.2% |
| 10 | CHANDAK RADHESHYAM ZUMBARLAL | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (235th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 3.8% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
235th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
97th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.6%JNP 26.7%INC 16.9%OTH 5.9%
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?
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