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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1978
Colaba
Winner — 1978
RANJIT BHANU
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.6%INC(I) 20.2%5 others 34.2%
Votes
24,479
45.6% share
Winning margin
13,631
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.8%
of 99,811
Colaba is a safe seat — RANJIT BHANU won by 25.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANJIT BHANU | Janata | 24,479 | 45.6% |
| 2 | VYAS MANJULA MUKUNDRAY |  INC(I)INC | 10,848 | 20.2% |
| 3 | BOMAN BEHRAM BOMAN KAVASJI | IND | 8,110 | 15.1% |
| 4 | CHIBBER ALOO JAL | INC | 4,237 | 7.9% |
| 5 | PALAV JAGANNATH JAIRAM | 3,056 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | BHASKAR SADASHIV KARGUTKAR | IND | 2,685 | 5.0% |
| 7 | GUPTA LALJI RAMDEO | IND | 253 | 0.5% |
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 (104th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 4.2% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
104th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
87th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.6%INC(I) 20.2%IND 15.1%INC 7.9%SHS 5.7%IND 5.0%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,29,917
Density
360 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,765 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population14.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.7%Muslim 13.3%Other 5.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.7%
Electricity80.8%
Sanitation35.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.5%
Children fully vaccinated61.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel79.5%
Health insurance11.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Jalgaon BananaGI🏺Plastic PVC Pipes
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.