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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1978
Santacruz
Winner — 1978
SINHA SHOBHANATH RAMGAJDHAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.2%INC(I) 13.3%5 others 33.5%
Votes
42,544
53.2% share
Winning margin
31,922
40.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,32,449
Santacruz is a safe seat — SINHA SHOBHANATH RAMGAJDHAR won by 40.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINHA SHOBHANATH RAMGAJDHAR | Janata | 42,544 | 53.2% |
| 2 | PAGRAOOT VASANTRAO DATTATRAY |  INC(I)INC | 10,622 | 13.3% |
| 3 | RAMESH YESHWANT PRABHOO | 10,422 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | JAGESH DESAI | INC | 9,050 | 11.3% |
| 5 | BHUNGRA HANSRAJ RAMLAL | IND | 4,737 | 5.9% |
| 6 | SINGH AMARNATH RAMNARESH | IND | 2,197 | 2.8% |
| 7 | GALA TALAKSI KUNWARJI | IND | 337 | 0.4% |
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 (161st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 5.1% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
161st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
187th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.2%INC(I) 13.3%SHS 13.0%INC 11.3%IND 5.9%OTH 3.2%
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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