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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 284 · 1978

Kolhapur

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Winner — 1978

SABNIS RAVINDRA RAMCHANDRA
JNP· Janata
JNP 30.5%PWP 24.1%15 others 45.4%
Votes
23,877
30.5% share
Winning margin
4,973
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,06,821

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SABNIS RAVINDRA RAMCHANDRA
JNP
Janata
23,87730.5%
2
SALOKHE HINDURAO KRISHNARAO
PWP
18,90424.1%
3
YADAV LALASAHEB BALASAHEB
INC(I)
INC
12,82416.4%
4
CHAVAN DAYANDEO SUBRAO
INC
INC
11,46814.6%
5
PANSARE GOVIND PANDHARINATH
CPI
Left
8,23610.5%
6
DEHMUKHA(KHOT) MADANRAO YESHWANT
IND
8551.1%
7
SAWANT SHANKARRAO GUNDOBA
IND
6760.9%
8
CHAUDHARI YUNUSKAHN IBRAHIM
IND
5360.7%
9
POWAR PRADIP MAURTRAO
IND
2320.3%
10
NAGARJI MEHAMADHUSEN RAHIMAN
IND
1670.2%
11
MORE PRATAPRAO BENDERAO
IND
1350.2%
12
MALI SHAMRAO GOVIND
IND
1350.2%
13
KULKARNI DIGAMBER LAXMAN
IND
1040.1%
14
SOLANKI VISHNUPANT NAGOSA
IND
730.1%
15
KARMARKAR ARVIND CHINTAMAN
IND
640.1%
16
MULLA NURULBARK ABBAS
IND
180.0%
17
BANDODKAR PADMAKAR GOVIND
IND
170.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (10th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 1.7% · max 19.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
10th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
247th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
259th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 30.5%PWP 24.1%INC(I) 16.4%INC 14.6%CPI 10.5%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,22,143
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,572 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 8.5%Other 5.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water67.3%
Electricity82.9%
Sanitation64.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel87.3%
Health insurance12.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Kalammadevi Temple

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