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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1978

Malad

Winner — 1978

KAMAL DESAI
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.0%INC(I) 18.0%3 others 24.0%
Votes
47,429
58.0% share
Winning margin
32,736
40.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,42,183

Malad is a safe seat — KAMAL DESAI won by 40.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMAL DESAI
Janata
47,42958.0%
2
JOSHI MANGELAL DURGA PRASAD
INC(I)
INC
14,69318.0%
3
RAGINWAR RAJESHWAR WAMAN
12,47015.3%
4
RANE MURARRAO BABAJI
INC
4,8636.0%
5
SONAWANE C.K.
IND
2,2602.8%

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.

Average turnout (86th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.0% · max 40.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
86th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
230th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.0%INC(I) 18.0%SHS 15.3%INC 6.0%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mandarin Orange🏺Textile
🏛️

Lal Khan tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Lal Khan tomb

🏛️

Tank in front of top tomb of Lalkhan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tank in front of top tomb of Lalkhan

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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