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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Dindori
Winner — 1978
GAIKWAD BHAGAWANT DHARMAJI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 41.6%JNP 21.6%3 others 36.8%
Votes
23,321
41.6% share
Winning margin
11,220
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.5%
of 1,00,966
Dindori is a safe seat — GAIKWAD BHAGAWANT DHARMAJI won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAIKWAD BHAGAWANT DHARMAJI |  INC(I)INC | 23,321 | 41.6% |
| 2 | AMRITA KASHIRAM GAIKWAD | Janata | 12,101 | 21.6% |
| 3 | POTINDE GOVIND SHANKARRAO | 10,748 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | RAUT KACHARU BHAU | INC | 8,596 | 15.3% |
| 5 | PAGE VASANTRAO KALU | IND | 1,278 | 2.3% |
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.
High turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.9% · max 26.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
24th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
151st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 41.6%JNP 21.6%PWP 19.2%INC 15.3%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,72,348
Density
204 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,582 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population18.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Buddhist 9.0%Muslim 8.6%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.0%
Electricity69.7%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate80.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel71.8%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Ginning and pressing🏺Dolomite and Limestone
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