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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1978
Kalmeshwar
Winner — 1978
GAIKWAD BHAGVANTRAO MANIKRAO
FBL
FBL 71.0%JNP 15.3%6 others 13.7%
Votes
55,202
71.0% share
Winning margin
43,323
55.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.2%
of 1,03,371
Kalmeshwar is a safe seat — GAIKWAD BHAGVANTRAO MANIKRAO won by 55.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAIKWAD BHAGVANTRAO MANIKRAO |  FBL | 55,202 | 71.0% |
| 2 | WANKHEDE CHANDRASHEKHAR SANTOSHRAO | Janata | 11,879 | 15.3% |
| 3 | WANKHEDE SHESHRAO KRISHNARAO | INC | 8,218 | 10.6% |
| 4 | MARKAM SHITAL KAODUJI | IND | 1,010 | 1.3% |
| 5 | NIKOSE SHANKAR NATHUJI | IND | 599 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MASRAM VINODINI INDRARAJSINGH | IND | 450 | 0.6% |
| 7 | CHANDEL RAJENDRASINGH KHUSHALSINGH | IND | 200 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SUBHASH MULECHANDJI LADHAD | IND | 195 | 0.3% |
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 (253rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe55.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.3% · max 60.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
253rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
55th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 71.0%JNP 15.3%INC 10.6%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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