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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1978
Amgaon
Winner — 1978
SHIWANKAR MAHADEORAO SUKAJI
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.4%INC(I) 38.7%6 others 13.9%
Votes
35,727
47.4% share
Winning margin
6,530
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.1%
of 1,14,015
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIWANKAR MAHADEORAO SUKAJI | Janata | 35,727 | 47.4% |
| 2 | BHAKTAWARTI DAYARAM DASHRATH |  INC(I)INC | 29,197 | 38.7% |
| 3 | BAHEKAR NARAYANBHAU MOHANJI | INC | 5,522 | 7.3% |
| 4 | MARASKOLE RAGHUNATH ATMARAM | IND | 2,725 | 3.6% |
| 5 | SALEM HARICHANDRA BHIWRAM | IND | 1,182 | 1.6% |
| 6 | DOYE RAJESHKUMAR BALIRAMBHAU | IND | 445 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SAHARE BHAYALALA VITHOBA | IND | 402 | 0.5% |
| 8 | GAIDHANE HARIBHU BHIWAJI | IND | 207 | 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.
Average turnout (205th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.4% · max 52.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
205th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
47th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.4%INC(I) 38.7%INC 7.3%OTH 6.6%
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?
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