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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1978
Ratnagiri
Winner — 1978
SAU. ABHYANKAR KUSUMTAI RAMCHANDRA
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.2%INC 30.7%2 others 23.1%
Votes
29,901
46.2% share
Winning margin
10,025
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.5%
of 1,07,058
Ratnagiri is a safe seat — SAU. ABHYANKAR KUSUMTAI RAMCHANDRA won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAU. ABHYANKAR KUSUMTAI RAMCHANDRA | Janata | 29,901 | 46.2% |
| 2 | PAJE SHANTARAM LAXMAN | INC | 19,876 | 30.7% |
| 3 | HASNEN S.E. | IND | 11,311 | 17.5% |
| 4 | SALAVI VIJAY DATTARAY | IND | 3,671 | 5.7% |
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 (117th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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117th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
195th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.2%INC 30.7%IND 17.5%IND 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,50,862
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,195 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population31.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation31.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.2%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance19.8%
What's nearby?
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