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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1978
Malbar Hill
Winner — 1978
BALVANT A.DESAI
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.9%INC 24.5%4 others 26.7%
Votes
37,016
48.9% share
Winning margin
18,476
24.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.6%
of 1,38,797
Malbar Hill is a safe seat — BALVANT A.DESAI won by 24.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALVANT A.DESAI | Janata | 37,016 | 48.9% |
| 2 | MURLI DEORA | INC | 18,540 | 24.5% |
| 3 | R.D. SAWANT |  INC(I)INC | 8,580 | 11.3% |
| 4 | TAWDE NARAYAN SAKHARAM | IND | 4,723 | 6.2% |
| 5 | MADHU SHETYE | Left | 3,556 | 4.7% |
| 6 | NANA CHUDASAMA | IND | 3,353 | 4.4% |
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 (106th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
106th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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240th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.9%INC 24.5%INC(I) 11.3%IND 6.2%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,86,258
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,661 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population4.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Buddhist 14.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity76.5%
Sanitation35.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.0%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.8%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.2%
Health insurance37.9%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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