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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1985
Akola
Winner — 1985
GAIKWAD RAMDAS SHANKARRAO
INC· INC
INC 48.4%IND 27.5%10 others 24.1%
Votes
35,436
48.4% share
Winning margin
15,298
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,28,479
Akola is a safe seat — GAIKWAD RAMDAS SHANKARRAO won by 20.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAIKWAD RAMDAS SHANKARRAO | INC | 35,436 | 48.4% |
| 2 | QAZI MOHAMMED ALI IBRAHIM ALI | IND | 20,138 | 27.5% |
| 3 | PRAMILA W/O VISHNU TOPLE | BJP | 14,479 | 19.8% |
| 4 | ABDUL JABSAR ABDUL RAHEMAN | IND | 1,213 | 1.7% |
| 5 | MHESRAM TUKARAM MAROTI | 1,212 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | NANDKISHORE LAXMINARAYAN CHAUHAN | IND | 157 | 0.2% |
| 7 | PACHKAWADE MAHADEOSA BHAGWANSA | IND | 117 | 0.2% |
| 8 | NIYAZ ALI MOHAMMAD ALI | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 9 | UJAWANE NANA ATMARAM | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PRALHAD GOVIND INGOLE | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AJAY MAHADEORAO BHUJADE | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DESHMUKH SUMANT PURUSHOTTAMRAO | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
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 (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.9% · max 57.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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62nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
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130th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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172nd of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%IND 27.5%BJP 19.8%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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