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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 143 · 1978
Bhandara
Winner — 1978
DUBE VITHALPRASAD SITARAM
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 40.9%INC 29.7%5 others 29.4%
Votes
30,621
40.9% share
Winning margin
8,391
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.3%
of 96,897
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUBE VITHALPRASAD SITARAM |  INC(I)INC | 30,621 | 40.9% |
| 2 | SHENDE GOVINDA (DADA) RAMJI | INC | 22,230 | 29.7% |
| 3 | DESHKAR SHALINI MADHUKAR | Janata | 13,182 | 17.6% |
| 4 | BHIOGADE ASHOK HARIRAM | IND | 7,074 | 9.4% |
| 5 | RAUT MADHUKAR RAMJI | IND | 1,153 | 1.5% |
| 6 | PARASORKAR PRABHAKAR SAKHARAMJI | IND | 438 | 0.6% |
| 7 | GOSEWADE DAMODAR RAGHUNATH | IND | 182 | 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 (248th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.8% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
248th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.78
fewer partiesmore parties
279th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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16th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 40.9%INC 29.7%JNP 17.6%IND 9.4%OTH 2.4%
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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