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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 287 · 1978
Gadhinglaj
Winner — 1978
CHALI SHIVLING SHIVYOGI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 32.1%INC 30.8%2 others 37.2%
Votes
25,432
32.1% share
Winning margin
1,043
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.9%
of 1,00,538
Gadhinglaj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,043 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHALI SHIVLING SHIVYOGI |  INC(I)INC | 25,432 | 32.1% |
| 2 | BATKADLI NAGAPA GURLINGAPA | INC | 24,389 | 30.8% |
| 3 | SHINDE SHRIPATRAO DINKARRAO | Janata | 23,302 | 29.4% |
| 4 | PATADE DHONDIRAM BAHURAO | 6,173 | 7.8% |
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.
High turnout (47th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.7% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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47th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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275th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 32.1%INC 30.8%JNP 29.4%PWP 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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