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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1980

Sawantwadi

Winner — 1980

SHIVRAM SAWANT BHONSALE
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.3%JNP(JP) 38.4%1 others 12.3%
Votes
21,156
49.4% share
Winning margin
4,698
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
41.6%
of 1,02,997

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVRAM SAWANT BHONSALE
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,15649.4%
2
JAYANAND MATHAKAR
JNP(JP)
16,45838.4%
3
KANEKAR SHRIPAD NARSINH
BJP
5,25612.3%

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 (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.0% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
88th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
5th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.4%JNP(JP) 38.4%BJP 12.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,295
Density
277 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,955 km²
SC population2.9%
ST population69.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity58.3%
Sanitation28.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.3%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)57.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance15.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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