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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1980
Kherwadi
Winner — 1980
CHHEDA MEGHAJI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 43.7%BJP 35.9%5 others 20.4%
Votes
21,765
43.7% share
Winning margin
3,904
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
39.4%
of 1,26,215
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHHEDA MEGHAJI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 21,765 | 43.7% |
| 2 | RAMDAS NAYAK | BJP | 17,861 | 35.9% |
| 3 | KANIRE RAMCHANDRA ANNAJI | 4,296 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | G. R. NAYAK | JNP(JP) | 3,680 | 7.4% |
| 5 | R. S. MESHRAM | IND | 1,146 | 2.3% |
| 6 | JAGTAP SITARAM RAMCHANDRA | Left | 929 | 1.9% |
| 7 | KALIKAPRASAD YADAV | IND | 104 | 0.2% |
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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.
Low turnout (231st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
239th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.7%BJP 35.9%INC(U) 8.6%JNP(JP) 7.4%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,88,445
Density
237 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,210 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population14.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.2%Muslim 14.6%Buddhist 13.3%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.8%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation53.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.4%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.8%
Clean cooking fuel71.7%
Health insurance31.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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