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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1978
Shivajinagar
Winner — 1978
NAIK SHANTI NARAYAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.4%INC 42.1%5 others 1.5%
Votes
48,696
56.4% share
Winning margin
12,303
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,29,040
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAIK SHANTI NARAYAN | Janata | 48,696 | 56.4% |
| 2 | SURESH KALMADI | INC | 36,393 | 42.1% |
| 3 | SAPKAL DAMODAR SAKHARAM | IND | 364 | 0.4% |
| 4 | KILLEDAR BALWANT DATTATRAYA | 322 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | SHANTABAI SAKHARAM GOKHALE | 270 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | ZENDE RAMKRISHNA SOPANRAO | IND | 218 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KHOPKAR RAMESH LAXMAN | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
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 (126th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.1% · max 80.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
126th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
89th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.4%INC 42.1%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,17,756
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,895 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.9%Muslim 10.2%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.0%
Electricity69.3%
Sanitation41.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.3%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate76.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Clean cooking fuel73.1%
Health insurance20.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.