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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1978
Brahmapuri
Winner — 1978
BHENDARKAR BABURAO SHRAWANJI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 61.4%RPI 24.7%4 others 13.9%
Votes
54,717
61.4% share
Winning margin
32,664
36.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.3%
of 1,18,334
Brahmapuri is a safe seat — BHENDARKAR BABURAO SHRAWANJI won by 36.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHENDARKAR BABURAO SHRAWANJI |  INC(I)INC | 54,717 | 61.4% |
| 2 | KAMBLE MAROTRAO RAKHADUJI | 22,053 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | GURPUDE BALIRAM MAROTRAO | INC | 8,072 | 9.1% |
| 4 | THAKRE ANNAJI GOVINDRAO | IND | 3,155 | 3.5% |
| 5 | KALE SHANTABAI DAMODHAR | IND | 582 | 0.7% |
| 6 | TUPAT WASUDEO NARAYAN | IND | 576 | 0.7% |
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 (194th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.5% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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194th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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33rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 61.4%RPI 24.7%INC 9.1%OTH 4.8%
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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