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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1978

Nagpur East

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Winner — 1978

PUROHIT BANWARILAL BHAGWANDAS
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 63.8%IND 13.5%9 others 22.6%
Votes
56,752
63.8% share
Winning margin
44,729
50.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,28,859

Nagpur East is a safe seat — PUROHIT BANWARILAL BHAGWANDAS won by 50.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUROHIT BANWARILAL BHAGWANDAS
INC(I)
INC
56,75263.8%
2
LENDEPRABHAKAR NATTHU
IND
12,02313.5%
3
PATHAK UMASHANKAR SARWAJIT
JNP
Janata
11,11712.5%
4
NAIK BABANRAO GANPATRAO
INC
INC
5,2365.9%
5
RATANSINGH LALSINGH ADIWAN
IND
1,2521.4%
6
CHAWAGHAWE GENDALAL VITHALRAO
IND
1,2451.4%
7
CHHALLANI MOTILAL JAWAHARMAL
IND
4050.5%
8
MAWKAR WASUDEO NARAYAN
IND
3090.3%
9
SHENDE KESHAORAO GOVINDRAO
IND
2160.2%
10
GAHERWAR RAJENDRA GOVINDRAO
IND
2130.2%
11
ABDUL KARIM ABDUL RAHIM
IND
1380.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (102nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
50.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.6% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
102nd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
66th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 63.8%IND 13.5%JNP 12.5%INC 5.9%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,10,60,148
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,558 km²
SC population6.6%
ST population13.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 8.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.8%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation67.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.4%
Clean cooking fuel90.4%
Health insurance22.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Carved stones and temple.

🏛️MonumentASI

Carved stones and temple.

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