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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Vadgaon
Winner — 1978
MANE NANASAHEB SHANTARAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 38.8%IND 36.3%5 others 24.8%
Votes
25,835
38.8% share
Winning margin
1,668
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.3%
of 1,06,771
A closely fought contest. MANE NANASAHEB SHANTARAM won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANE NANASAHEB SHANTARAM | Janata | 25,835 | 38.8% |
| 2 | SAMURDE JAGANNATHRAO SITARAM | IND | 24,167 | 36.3% |
| 3 | POWAR GANPATRAO RAMCHANDRA | IND | 9,140 | 13.7% |
| 4 | SONAVANE RAMKRISHNA SANTU | 3,990 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | CHINCHAWADKAR MAHADEO DHONDIRAM | IND | 1,937 | 2.9% |
| 6 | RAJE SHANKAR TUKARAM | IND | 926 | 1.4% |
| 7 | KAMBLE APPAN KRISHNA | IND | 529 | 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 (129th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 2.3% · max 53.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
129th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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128th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 38.8%IND 36.3%IND 13.7%PWP 6.0%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,76,001
Density
504 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,685 km²
SC population13.0%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.2%Muslim 7.4%Other 5.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.5%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation74.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated67.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate90.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.0%
Clean cooking fuel84.7%
Health insurance16.5%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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