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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1978
Nandgaon
Winner — 1978
NAHAR KANHIYALAL CHUNILAL
IND
IND 30.9%INC 30.6%5 others 38.5%
Votes
21,243
30.9% share
Winning margin
243
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.7%
of 1,07,848
Nandgaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 243 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAHAR KANHIYALAL CHUNILAL | IND | 21,243 | 30.9% |
| 2 | KAVADE BHANUDAS RAMCHANDRA | INC | 21,000 | 30.6% |
| 3 | GAIKWAD MADHAVRAO BAYAJI | Left | 16,326 | 23.8% |
| 4 | PAGARE D.K. | IND | 6,592 | 9.6% |
| 5 | BORSE RAMKRISHNA MALJI |  INC(I)INC | 3,066 | 4.5% |
| 6 | BHAVSAR VASANT DEOLAL | IND | 239 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PATIL WAMANRAO GOVINDRAO | IND | 220 | 0.3% |
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 (121st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.3% · max 45.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
121st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
238th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.9%INC 30.6%CPI 23.8%IND 9.6%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,04,307
Density
193 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,443 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population17.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.8%Buddhist 13.0%Other 6.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.6%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.5%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.0%
Clean cooking fuel85.1%
Health insurance28.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.