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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1978
Kurla
Winner — 1978
KHAN SHAMSUL HAQ
JNP· Janata
JNP 36.2%INC 25.3%5 others 38.4%
Votes
33,800
36.2% share
Winning margin
10,183
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,45,340
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAN SHAMSUL HAQ | Janata | 33,800 | 36.2% |
| 2 | DATTA SAMAAT | INC | 23,617 | 25.3% |
| 3 | JOSHI SUDHIR | 19,379 | 20.8% | |
| 4 | K.A. SHERKHAN |  INC(I)INC | 14,624 | 15.7% |
| 5 | KIRAT KUDEV VITHAL SHANKAR | IND | 1,484 | 1.6% |
| 6 | S.J.GUPTA | IND | 206 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SARDAR KHAN | IND | 151 | 0.2% |
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 (139th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 2.0% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
139th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
255th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 36.2%INC 25.3%SHS 20.8%INC(I) 15.7%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,53,570
Density
470 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,892 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population9.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.0%Buddhist 14.4%Muslim 8.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.4%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation75.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate94.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel96.0%
Health insurance25.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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