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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 264 · 1978
Satara
Winner — 1978
RAJE BHONSALE AHBAYASINH SHAHUMAHARAJ
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.1%INC 40.4%6 others 9.5%
Votes
37,549
50.1% share
Winning margin
7,286
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.4%
of 1,08,018
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJE BHONSALE AHBAYASINH SHAHUMAHARAJ | Janata | 37,549 | 50.1% |
| 2 | GHORPADE BABURAO BALASAHEB | INC | 30,263 | 40.4% |
| 3 | NIKAM RAMRAO DHONDIBA | IND | 2,612 | 3.5% |
| 4 | YADAV HANMANT KESU | IND | 1,357 | 1.8% |
| 5 | UTHALE VIJAYSINH RAMCHANDRA | IND | 1,218 | 1.6% |
| 6 | BHORE DIVAKAR VISHNUPANT | IND | 668 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MANE SHIVRAM LAXMAN | IND | 649 | 0.9% |
| 8 | GOSAVI VASANTGIRI GOVINDGIRI | IND | 608 | 0.8% |
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 (197th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 1.9% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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197th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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103rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.1%INC 40.4%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,15,069
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
1122 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,208 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.9%Muslim 11.6%Buddhist 7.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)29.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance16.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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