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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAIK SHANTI NARAYAN
Janata
48,69656.4%
2
SURESH KALMADI
INC
36,39342.1%
3
SAPKAL DAMODAR SAKHARAM
IND
3640.4%
4
KILLEDAR BALWANT DATTATRAYA
3220.4%
5
SHANTABAI SAKHARAM GOKHALE
2700.3%
6
ZENDE RAMKRISHNA SOPANRAO
IND
2180.3%
7
KHOPKAR RAMESH LAXMAN
IND
1050.1%

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
safe
14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.1% · max 80.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
126th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
89th of 288

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️PomegranateGI🏷️Solapur Terry TowelGI

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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