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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1978Reserved (ST)

Igatpuri

Winner — 1978

WAGH BHAU SAKRU
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 38.4%JNP 24.5%6 others 37.1%
Votes
20,120
38.4% share
Winning margin
7,270
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.5%
of 1,03,798

A clear win with a 13.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
WAGH BHAU SAKRU
INC(I)
INC
20,12038.4%
2
DAMASE MADHAVRAO SAKHARAM
Janata
12,85024.5%
3
KHATLE NARAYAN BHAU
INC
10,95020.9%
4
BOMADE LAXMAN KRISHNA
Left
6,04211.5%
5
REVAL BHIKUNATH BENDUJI
IND
6841.3%
6
MANDE LAXMAN DAGADU
IND
6441.2%
7
MORE NANDLAL VITHAL
IND
5871.1%
8
ADHAR BABABAI PHATUSHET
IND
5311.0%

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 (75th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
75th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
150th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 38.4%JNP 24.5%INC 20.9%CPI 11.5%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,22,507
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
999 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,234 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population16.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Buddhist 9.5%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.5%
Electricity82.9%
Sanitation52.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate87.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.0%
Health insurance30.6%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Remains of the temple close to the south of the village Ganeshpur.

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Remains of the temple close to the south of the village Ganeshpur.

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Remains of the temple to the north of the village

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Remains of the temple to the north of the village

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Remains of the temple to the north-west of the village

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Remains of the temple to the north-west of the village

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The old remains of two temples outside Padampur to the north and the other immediately to the south…

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The old remains of two temples outside Padampur to the north and the other immediately to the south of Ganeshpur.

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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