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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1978
Bhor
Winner — 1978
JEDHE SAMPATRAO RAMCHANDRA
IND
IND 42.6%INC 41.8%4 others 15.6%
Votes
27,225
42.6% share
Winning margin
498
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.7%
of 90,445
Bhor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 498 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEDHE SAMPATRAO RAMCHANDRA | IND | 27,225 | 42.6% |
| 2 | ANANTRAO NARAYAN THOPATE | INC | 26,727 | 41.8% |
| 3 | SONAWANE PANDHARINATH SHIVRAM | IND | 8,252 | 12.9% |
| 4 | KUNTE DHONDIRAM BALWANT | IND | 866 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BHOSALE BHIKAJI TUKARAM |  INC(I)INC | 442 | 0.7% |
| 6 | AWCHARE BAJIRAO | IND | 424 | 0.7% |
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.
High turnout (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.8% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
18th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
259th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
215th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.6%INC 41.8%IND 12.9%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,03,741
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,480 km²
SC population10.8%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Other 10.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.4%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation71.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel82.1%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Strawberries
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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.