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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1980

Nagpur South

Winner — 1980

BANWARILAL BHAGWANDAS PUROHIT
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 53.7%RPK 33.7%9 others 12.7%
Votes
31,965
53.7% share
Winning margin
11,901
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
50.4%
of 1,18,177

Nagpur South is a safe seat — BANWARILAL BHAGWANDAS PUROHIT won by 20.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANWARILAL BHAGWANDAS PUROHIT
INC(I)
Congress (I)
31,96553.7%
2
DHEPE RAMANAND DEVAJI
RPK
20,06433.7%
3
CHAWHAN PRATAPSINGH RAMKISANSINGH
5,7689.7%
4
NIMBALKAR WAMAN SUDAMA
6021.0%
5
SINHA ADINATH AJITKUMAR
IND
3080.5%
6
GAURKHEDE BABURAO GODARUJI
IND
1950.3%
7
DOMODAR SHIVAJI MORE
IND
1800.3%
8
JADHAO GANGADHAR MAHADEV
IND
1450.2%
9
PANDURANG SOMAJI PISE
IND
1220.2%
10
TALRANDHE GANGADHAR RAMKRISHNA
IND
1200.2%
11
DIVECHA VITHALDAS PURUSHOTTAM
IND
1060.2%

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.

Average turnout (110th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
110th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
3rd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.7%RPK 33.7%INC(U) 9.7%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,10,60,148
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,558 km²
SC population6.6%
ST population13.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 8.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.8%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation67.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.4%
Clean cooking fuel90.4%
Health insurance22.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Mahuli Fort

Mahuli Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Mahuli Fort

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