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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1985

Mehkar

Winner — 1985

SAOJI SUBODH KESHAO
IND
IND 37.4%ICS 33.1%9 others 29.5%
Votes
31,817
37.4% share
Winning margin
3,640
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.8%
of 1,21,970

A closely fought contest. SAOJI SUBODH KESHAO won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAOJI SUBODH KESHAO
IND
31,81737.4%
2
RAHATE RUPRAO AYAJI
ICS
28,17733.1%
3
SANGLE KISANRAO TUKARAM
INC
13,62516.0%
4
MORE DIGAMBAR SHANKAR
IND
6,1857.3%
5
CHAVAN HARIBHAU BAKSHU
IND
3,4994.1%
6
PAWAR LALSING SITARAM
IND
4630.5%
7
MANGLE SHIWAJI KISAN
IND
3920.5%
8
PAWAR PRALHAD SAHADU
IND
3740.4%
9
SETHI GURCHARANSING HARDAYALSING
IND
3120.4%
10
WANKHEDE SHANTABAI W/O TRAMBAK
IND
1910.2%
11
WANKHEDE WAMAN SURYABHAN
IND
1020.1%

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 (81st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.1% · min 1.6% · max 63.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
81st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
234th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.4%ICS 33.1%INC 16.0%IND 7.3%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,01,282
Density
366 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,107 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population3.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.8%Muslim 21.3%Buddhist 8.3%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.4%
Electricity80.0%
Sanitation48.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated56.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)42.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.4%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.4%
Health insurance12.4%

What's nearby?

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