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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1978
Amboli
Winner — 1978
RAMESH SHETH
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.1%INC(I) 23.0%5 others 27.8%
Votes
38,349
49.1% share
Winning margin
20,384
26.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
58.3%
of 1,33,771
Amboli is a safe seat — RAMESH SHETH won by 26.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH SHETH | Janata | 38,349 | 49.1% |
| 2 | INDULKAR PRATAP MAHADEO |  INC(I)INC | 17,965 | 23.0% |
| 3 | INDUMATI TRIBHUVAN PATEL | INC | 10,021 | 12.8% |
| 4 | AMRE SHANTARAM SOMA | 8,022 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | DHUME BALKRISHNA SHANTARAM | Left | 3,119 | 4.0% |
| 6 | ABDUL KARIM ABDUL | IND | 445 | 0.6% |
| 7 | LALCHHMAN KEWALRAM TALREJA | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
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 (150th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.8% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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150th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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243rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.1%INC(I) 23.0%INC 12.8%SHS 10.3%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,88,445
Density
237 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,210 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population14.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.2%Muslim 14.6%Buddhist 13.3%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.8%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation53.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.4%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.8%
Clean cooking fuel71.7%
Health insurance31.9%
What's nearby?
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