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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1978
Chandrapur
Winner — 1978
PUGLIYA NARESKUMAR CHUNNALAL
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 47.4%RPK 31.0%11 others 21.5%
Votes
38,018
47.4% share
Winning margin
13,161
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,17,124
Chandrapur is a safe seat — PUGLIYA NARESKUMAR CHUNNALAL won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUGLIYA NARESKUMAR CHUNNALAL |  INC(I)INC | 38,018 | 47.4% |
| 2 | DUMBERE RAJARAM TULSIRAM | RPK | 24,857 | 31.0% |
| 3 | AMRUTKAR GANPATI GOVINDRAO | Left | 9,124 | 11.4% |
| 4 | EKNATH SALVE | INC | 4,739 | 5.9% |
| 5 | THAKRE MADHAO BALAJI | IND | 893 | 1.1% |
| 6 | LAHAMAGE VISHWAS RAMRAO | IND | 760 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SANT JANARDHAN GOVINDA | IND | 328 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BHALLA GURUBECHANSINGH HAJARASINGH | IND | 308 | 0.4% |
| 9 | ATTAL ANANDGOPAL HANUMANDAS | IND | 277 | 0.3% |
| 10 | TODE GAUTAM ADKUJI | IND | 230 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAMCHANDRA NARAYAN KHOBARAGADE | IND | 228 | 0.3% |
| 12 | TODSAM GOVINDA DOMAJI | IND | 208 | 0.3% |
| 13 | BALKI SHRIDHARRAO SITARAM | IND | 170 | 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.
Average turnout (202nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.8% · min 14.3% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
202nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.76
fewer partiesmore parties
281st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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7th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.4%RPK 31.0%CPI 11.4%INC 5.9%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%
What's nearby?
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