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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1978
Gondia
Winner — 1978
BAJPAYEE KAJKUMARI GOPALNARAYAN
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 51.9%JNP 27.5%6 others 20.7%
Votes
39,729
51.9% share
Winning margin
18,696
24.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,11,636
Gondia is a safe seat — BAJPAYEE KAJKUMARI GOPALNARAYAN won by 24.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAJPAYEE KAJKUMARI GOPALNARAYAN |  INC(I)INC | 39,729 | 51.9% |
| 2 | AGRAWAL RADHESHYAM HARISHCHANDRA | Janata | 21,033 | 27.5% |
| 3 | RAMTEKE BHOJRAJ SAKHARAM | Left | 8,048 | 10.5% |
| 4 | DHOTE MANORAMABAI MAHADEORAO | INC | 5,783 | 7.5% |
| 5 | TURKAR BHAIYALAL TIKARAM | IND | 740 | 1.0% |
| 6 | BAPAT MANOHAR WASUDEORAO | IND | 659 | 0.9% |
| 7 | RAMTEKE LAXMINCHAND KASHIRAM | IND | 350 | 0.5% |
| 8 | AGARWAL GAJANAN MANGALCHAND | IND | 236 | 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 (275th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.0% · max 43.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
275th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
253rd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
19th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.9%JNP 27.5%CPI 10.5%INC 7.5%OTH 2.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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