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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 269 · 1980

Walva

Winner — 1980

PATIL VISHWASRAO ATMARAM
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 47.9%INC(I) 38.6%6 others 13.5%
Votes
40,779
47.9% share
Winning margin
7,923
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.4%
of 1,22,618

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATIL VISHWASRAO ATMARAM
JNP(JP)
40,77947.9%
2
PATIL GULABRAO RAGHUNATH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
32,85638.6%
3
PATIL MANIKRAO MOHANRAO
5,6466.6%
4
PATIL CHANDRAKANT BHIMRAO
IND
3,5354.2%
5
PATIL ASHOK RAMCHANDRA
BJP
1,1231.3%
6
KAMBLE KRISHNARAO BHAU
IND
5440.6%
7
PATIL MAHADEVRAO HINDURAO
IND
4060.5%
8
SABNIS BALKRISHNA VINAYAK
IND
2140.3%

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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 5.2% · max 52.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
73rd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
129th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 47.9%INC(I) 38.6%INC(U) 6.6%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,49,651
Density
163 / km²
Sex ratio
1036 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,207 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.7%
Electricity94.7%
Sanitation75.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate92.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel66.0%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Devgad Alphonso Mango🏷️Vengurla CashewGI
Sindudurg

Sindudurg

🏛️MonumentASI

Sindudurg

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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