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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 269 · 1978
Walva
Winner — 1978
SHINDE VILASRAO BHAUSAHEB
INC· INC
INC 41.9%JNP 31.2%6 others 26.8%
Votes
38,449
41.9% share
Winning margin
9,812
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.2%
of 1,12,883
A clear win with a 10.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHINDE VILASRAO BHAUSAHEB | INC | 38,449 | 41.9% |
| 2 | PATIL RAJARAM ANAND | Janata | 28,637 | 31.2% |
| 3 | N.D.PATIL | 22,464 | 24.5% | |
| 4 | VETHARE JANENDRA DEVAPPA | IND | 1,026 | 1.1% |
| 5 | PATIL MADHAV HINDURAO |  INC(I)INC | 555 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BABANRAO JADHAV | Left | 283 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SABNIS BALKRIAHNA VINAYAK | IND | 264 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SAWANT SHIVAJI ANNA | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 5.2% · max 52.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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73rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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129th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%JNP 31.2%PWP 24.5%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,49,651
Density
163 / km²
Sex ratio
1036 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,207 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.7%
Electricity94.7%
Sanitation75.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate92.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel66.0%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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