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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 251 · 1978

Pune Cantonment

Winner — 1978

TUPE VITHAL BABURAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.3%INC 45.5%3 others 2.2%
Votes
34,737
52.3% share
Winning margin
4,486
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,01,813

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TUPE VITHAL BABURAO
Janata
34,73752.3%
2
SASANE JAISINGH GANPAT
INC
30,25145.5%
3
CHAVAN CHANDRAKANT NARAYAN
IND
9141.4%
4
GANDHI CHAMPALAL CHHOOGALAL
IND
2680.4%
5
JAIN KHEMCHAND KASTURCHAND ( KHEMCHAND BANKER ) M
IND
2580.4%

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 (221st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.2% · max 63.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
221st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
225th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.3%INC 45.5%OTH 2.2%

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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