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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1978
Vaijapur
Winner — 1978
UTTAMRAO KESHAVRAO PATWARI ( BHALERAO )
JNP· Janata
JNP 34.3%INC 33.2%9 others 32.6%
Votes
19,376
34.3% share
Winning margin
636
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
55.2%
of 1,02,395
Vaijapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 636 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTTAMRAO KESHAVRAO PATWARI ( BHALERAO ) | Janata | 19,376 | 34.3% |
| 2 | BALWANTRAO ALIAS BALASAHEB RAMRAO PAWAR | INC | 18,740 | 33.2% |
| 3 | LAXMANRAO BHAGAJI BHISE |  INC(I)INC | 10,305 | 18.2% |
| 4 | R. K. TRIBHUVAN | IND | 4,022 | 7.1% |
| 5 | SARJERAO RAMRAO NIMBALKAR | 1,572 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | BHALCHANDRA RADHUBA CHAVAN | IND | 589 | 1.0% |
| 7 | RAMPHAL KEDARSING CHINDHALE | IND | 452 | 0.8% |
| 8 | DAULATRAM KESHARCHAND SANCHETI | IND | 390 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SHUJAYATKHA AHMADKHA | IND | 389 | 0.7% |
| 10 | SHIKANDAR MAHEBOOBSHA | IND | 366 | 0.7% |
| 11 | SHANKARRAO SHRIDHARRAO KAVADE | IND | 320 | 0.6% |
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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.5% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
69th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
62nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 34.3%INC 33.2%INC(I) 18.2%IND 7.1%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,34,200
Density
368 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,152 km²
SC population5.1%
ST population11.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 8.6%Other 6.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.9%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation62.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated92.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel83.3%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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