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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 93 · 1978
Chopda
Winner — 1978
CHAUDHARI MADHAVRAO KAUTIK
JNP· Janata
JNP 36.0%INC 35.6%3 others 28.4%
Votes
23,637
36.0% share
Winning margin
315
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.8%
of 93,939
Chopda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 315 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUDHARI MADHAVRAO KAUTIK | Janata | 23,637 | 36.0% |
| 2 | PATIL DHOUNDU UKHAJI | INC | 23,322 | 35.6% |
| 3 | SONAWANE MURLIDHAR TOTARAM |  INC(I)INC | 16,016 | 24.4% |
| 4 | THAKRE BHAGWAT PAHUJI | 2,098 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | BHOI DAGADU MAHARU | IND | 512 | 0.8% |
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 (60th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 0.5% · max 80.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
60th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
284th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 36.0%INC 35.6%INC(I) 24.4%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,345
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,827 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population9.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.3%Buddhist 15.0%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity70.1%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.4%
Children underweight (under 5)38.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.1%
Clean cooking fuel53.1%
Health insurance14.7%
What's nearby?
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