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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Palghar
Winner — 1978
ARJUN KAKADYA SHINGADE
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.2%INC 30.2%2 others 11.5%
Votes
32,635
58.2% share
Winning margin
15,701
28.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.6%
of 1,00,765
Palghar is a safe seat — ARJUN KAKADYA SHINGADE won by 28.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJUN KAKADYA SHINGADE | Janata | 32,635 | 58.2% |
| 2 | SHELAR JANARDAN BHIWA | INC | 16,934 | 30.2% |
| 3 | VALVI VISHNU GOPAL |  INC(I)INC | 4,630 | 8.3% |
| 4 | BHARAO UDARYA SUMDA | 1,835 | 3.3% |
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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.1% · max 31.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
99th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
168th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.2%INC 30.2%INC(I) 8.3%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,00,334
Density
294 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,087 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population7.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.1%Buddhist 12.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.0%
Electricity82.3%
Sanitation61.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.4%
Health insurance30.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
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