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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1978

Basmath

Winner — 1978

DESHMUKH PANDITRAO RAMRAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 41.3%INC 26.1%8 others 32.6%
Votes
25,583
41.3% share
Winning margin
9,448
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
55.9%
of 1,10,699

Basmath is a safe seat — DESHMUKH PANDITRAO RAMRAO won by 15.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DESHMUKH PANDITRAO RAMRAO
Janata
25,58341.3%
2
KUSALE NARAYANRAO GIRJAJI
INC
16,13526.1%
3
RATHOD RAMRAO BHOJAJI
INC(I)
INC
7,45412.0%
4
AMRAT BHARTI SHANKAR BHARTI
4,8507.8%
5
SHELKE LAXMAN GANGARAM
IND
3,1495.1%
6
ENGADE JAIRAM PUNDLIKRAO
IND
3,0534.9%
7
DESHAI TIKARAM NARAYAN
IND
7461.2%
8
WAIJWADE YAMUNBAI VISHWANTHRAO
IND
5350.9%
9
MURKYA BADRINRAYAN MOHANLAL
IND
2090.3%
10
SARODE NAMDEO PURBHAJI
IND
1970.3%

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 (267th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.2% · max 48.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
267th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
39th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 41.3%INC 26.1%INC(I) 12.0%PWP 7.8%IND 5.1%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,85,411
Density
19652 / km²
Sex ratio
832 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.7%Muslim 25.1%Jain 5.4%Other 8.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water97.7%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation67.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate94.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel98.3%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems & Jewellery🏺Leather
Whole Hill fort of Sion together with all ancient Portuguese remains of buildings

Whole Hill fort of Sion together with all ancient Portuguese remains of buildings

🏛️MonumentASI

Whole Hill fort of Sion together with all ancient Portuguese remains of buildings

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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