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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 230 · 1978
Ahmednagar North
Winner — 1978
SHELKE MARUTI DEORAM
IND
IND 47.6%INC 25.5%3 others 26.9%
Votes
35,820
47.6% share
Winning margin
16,643
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.5%
of 1,16,604
Ahmednagar North is a safe seat — SHELKE MARUTI DEORAM won by 22.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHELKE MARUTI DEORAM | IND | 35,820 | 47.6% |
| 2 | MHASKE KISANRAO BALAJI | INC | 19,177 | 25.5% |
| 3 | KARDILE BHAUSAHEB LAXMAN | Janata | 10,286 | 13.7% |
| 4 | DHIVAR DAMODHAR CHOKHAJI |  INC(I)INC | 9,743 | 12.9% |
| 5 | SANGALE VISHWANATH GANPAT | IND | 201 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 0.9% · max 67.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
193rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
265th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 47.6%INC 25.5%JNP 13.7%INC(I) 12.9%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,85,049
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,693 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.1%Muslim 12.4%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.3%
Electricity73.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate76.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Clean cooking fuel54.4%
Health insurance9.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Beed Custard AppleGI🏺Cotton and cotton seed oil
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