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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1978
Kopargaon
Winner — 1978
KOLHE SHANKARRAO GENUJI
INC· INC
INC 57.1%JNP 38.5%3 others 4.3%
Votes
40,414
57.1% share
Winning margin
13,140
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.4%
of 93,881
Kopargaon is a safe seat — KOLHE SHANKARRAO GENUJI won by 18.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOLHE SHANKARRAO GENUJI | INC | 40,414 | 57.1% |
| 2 | JADHAV PANDITRAO GANGADHAR | Janata | 27,274 | 38.5% |
| 3 | KHANDIZOO VALLABHRAO SUKAJI | IND | 1,608 | 2.3% |
| 4 | GAWALI DADA PUNJA |  INC(I)INC | 1,243 | 1.8% |
| 5 | KALE BHASKAR MADHAV | IND | 226 | 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 (190th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.1% · max 51.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
190th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
267th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.1%JNP 38.5%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,54,196
Density
343 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,157 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population2.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 15.0%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated79.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.2%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.7%
Women literate83.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Clean cooking fuel78.5%
Health insurance33.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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