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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1978
Ulhasnagar
Winner — 1978
HARCHANDANI SITALDAS KHUB CHAND
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.9%FBL 29.5%10 others 13.6%
Votes
39,309
56.9% share
Winning margin
18,930
27.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,10,635
Ulhasnagar is a safe seat — HARCHANDANI SITALDAS KHUB CHAND won by 27.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARCHANDANI SITALDAS KHUB CHAND | Janata | 39,309 | 56.9% |
| 2 | AILANI PARCHARAM KEWALRAM ALIAS PARCHO |  FBL | 20,379 | 29.5% |
| 3 | CHANDNANI JUMDOMAL CHHUGOMAL | IND | 2,479 | 3.6% |
| 4 | SASANE VITHALRAO BUHAJI | 2,452 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | V.J.SHINDE | IND | 1,571 | 2.3% |
| 6 | ASHOK BHIKAJI BACHHAV | IND | 874 | 1.3% |
| 7 | ULHAS SOMA BHALERAO | IND | 820 | 1.2% |
| 8 | HARIBHAU CHOUDHARI | IND | 431 | 0.6% |
| 9 | CHAWLA MOTILAL TEEKCHAND | IND | 346 | 0.5% |
| 10 | ARJUN ARYA CHINGARI | IND | 155 | 0.2% |
| 11 | HARIRAM RAMCHAND WADHWA | IND | 152 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JOTHMALANI SRICHAND UDHAVDAS | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (243rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.9% · max 55.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
243rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
246th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.9%FBL 29.5%OTH 13.6%
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?
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