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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1978
Goregaon
Winner — 1978
SAMANT PADMAKAR BALKRISHNA
JNP· Janata
JNP 64.8%SHS 16.4%2 others 18.8%
Votes
49,529
64.8% share
Winning margin
36,998
48.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,21,896
Goregaon is a safe seat — SAMANT PADMAKAR BALKRISHNA won by 48.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMANT PADMAKAR BALKRISHNA | Janata | 49,529 | 64.8% |
| 2 | DESAI SUBHASH RAJARAM | 12,531 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | D'SOUZA JOCHIM KALTAN | INC | 8,448 | 11.1% |
| 4 | GAIKWAD DAGDU MAYAPPA | IND | 5,892 | 7.7% |
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 (80th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean48.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.5% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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80th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.1%
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287th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 64.8%SHS 16.4%INC 11.1%IND 7.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.