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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1978
Guhagar
Winner — 1978
NATU DR. SHRIDHAR DATTATRAY
JNP· Janata
JNP 66.2%INC 33.8%
Votes
40,320
66.2% share
Winning margin
19,728
32.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
62.4%
of 97,701
Guhagar is a safe seat — NATU DR. SHRIDHAR DATTATRAY won by 32.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATU DR. SHRIDHAR DATTATRAY | Janata | 40,320 | 66.2% |
| 2 | NIKAM GOVIND SHIVAJIRAO | INC | 20,592 | 33.8% |
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 (173rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.4% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
173rd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
264th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
143rd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 66.2%INC 33.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,50,862
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,195 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population31.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation31.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.2%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance19.8%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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