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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 194 · 1978

Aurangabad East

Winner — 1978

GAWANDE RAMBHAU EKNATH
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.0%INC(I) 44.5%3 others 8.5%
Votes
33,414
47.0% share
Winning margin
1,808
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
57.9%
of 1,22,818

A closely fought contest. GAWANDE RAMBHAU EKNATH won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAWANDE RAMBHAU EKNATH
Janata
33,41447.0%
2
KESHAORAO VISHWANATH AWATADE
INC(I)
INC
31,60644.5%
3
D. L. HIWRALA
3,2364.5%
4
BHAULAL NAMDEO BHALEKAR
IND
1,5462.2%
5
ASHOK VITHALRAO PATIL
IND
1,2791.8%

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 (92nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.5% · max 12.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
92nd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
250th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
213th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.0%INC(I) 44.5%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Iron and Steel🏺Marine Produce
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A precipitous hill near Raigad Fort Contains one rock-cut cistern of water.

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A precipitous hill near Raigad Fort Contains one rock-cut cistern of water.

An old Fort row in a dilapidated condition. Contains a temple of the God Kangorrmal; two tanks.

An old Fort row in a dilapidated condition. Contains a temple of the God Kangorrmal; two tanks.

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An old Fort row in a dilapidated condition. Contains a temple of the God Kangorrmal; two tanks.

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Caves situated in Survey No. 86 & No. 49 of the Village of Kol

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Caves situated in Survey No. 86 & No. 49 of the Village of Kol

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Caves, Kol

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Caves

Caves, Pala

Caves, Pala

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Caves

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Chandragad

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandragad

Fort of Raygad

Fort of Raygad

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Fort of Raygad

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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