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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1978
Ghatkopar
Winner — 1978
PAREKH JAYANTILAL GAMBHIRDAS
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.3%IND 15.2%4 others 34.5%
Votes
40,408
50.3% share
Winning margin
28,199
35.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,24,010
Ghatkopar is a safe seat — PAREKH JAYANTILAL GAMBHIRDAS won by 35.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAREKH JAYANTILAL GAMBHIRDAS | Janata | 40,408 | 50.3% |
| 2 | DADIA UTTAMCHAND DOSABHAI | IND | 12,209 | 15.2% |
| 3 | VYAS LALIDHAR SHAMJI |  INC(I)INC | 12,003 | 14.9% |
| 4 | BAGWE SHASHIKANT SADASHIV | 10,759 | 13.4% | |
| 5 | PHALE RAMBHAJI BHIVAJI | 4,737 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | JOSHI CHIMANLAD CHUNILAL | IND | 180 | 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 (210th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.4% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
210th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
124th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.3%IND 15.2%INC(I) 14.9%SHS 13.4%RPI 5.9%OTH 0.2%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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