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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1978
Malegaon
Winner — 1978
NEHAL AHMED MD. USMAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.5%MUL 23.4%3 others 19.1%
Votes
47,237
57.5% share
Winning margin
28,045
34.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.2%
of 1,10,620
Malegaon is a safe seat — NEHAL AHMED MD. USMAN won by 34.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEHAL AHMED MD. USMAN | Janata | 47,237 | 57.5% |
| 2 | GAZI NASEEM AHMED KHAN MD. MARDAN |  MUL | 19,192 | 23.4% |
| 3 | HAKIM AISHA CHIRAGHA HASAN |  INC(I)INC | 6,288 | 7.7% |
| 4 | GAWALI BHIMA DAGA | IND | 5,936 | 7.2% |
| 5 | MAGARE VITTHAL DHARMA | IND | 3,431 | 4.2% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 2.2% · max 65.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
5th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
194th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.5%MUL 23.4%INC(I) 7.7%IND 7.2%OTH 4.2%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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