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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 264 · 1980

Satara

Winner — 1980

RAJE BHONSLE ABHAYSINH SHAHUMAHARAJ
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.7%INC(U) 38.9%2 others 11.4%
Votes
36,048
49.7% share
Winning margin
7,855
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,16,574

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJE BHONSLE ABHAYSINH SHAHUMAHARAJ
INC(I)
Congress (I)
36,04849.7%
2
UTHALE BABANRAO ALIAS LAXMAN SADASHIV
28,19338.9%
3
GAJABHAU KULKARNI
BJP
6,1808.5%
4
NIKAM RAMRAO DHONDIBA
IND
2,0672.9%

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 (197th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 1.9% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
197th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
103rd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.7%INC(U) 38.9%BJP 8.5%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,15,069
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
1122 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,208 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.9%Muslim 11.6%Buddhist 7.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation69.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)29.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance16.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Alphonso Mangoes🏺Marine Produce

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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