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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1985
Amravati
Winner — 1985
SHEKHAWAT DEVISINGH RAMSINGH
INC· INC
INC 54.2%ICS 22.7%11 others 23.1%
Votes
37,330
54.2% share
Winning margin
21,718
31.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
50.5%
of 1,36,241
Amravati is a safe seat — SHEKHAWAT DEVISINGH RAMSINGH won by 31.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEKHAWAT DEVISINGH RAMSINGH | INC | 37,330 | 54.2% |
| 2 | CHANDRABHA ALIAS CHANDRAPRABHA NARENDRA BOKE | ICS | 15,612 | 22.7% |
| 3 | MOHMAD SAFDAR MOHMAD YUSUF | IND | 12,378 | 18.0% |
| 4 | MEHBUBKHAN AJIJKHAN SHADAR | IND | 1,178 | 1.7% |
| 5 | SHEIKE GUNWANT CHAMPAT | IND | 668 | 1.0% |
| 6 | VILAS RAIBHAN GRODESWAR | IND | 508 | 0.7% |
| 7 | ATRAM PANJABRAO CHHANU | IND | 296 | 0.4% |
| 8 | NARENDRA AMRUTLAL BAGDAI | IND | 257 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MANOHAR RAJARAMJI BEHARE | IND | 248 | 0.4% |
| 10 | BAL BANSOD | IND | 165 | 0.2% |
| 11 | DHEKEKAR SHANKAR MOTIRAMJI | IND | 116 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SAMUND SHANKARLAL GHASIRAMJI | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BUNDELE MOHAN TULJARAM | IND | 42 | 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.
Low turnout (235th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 3.8% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
235th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
97th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.2%ICS 22.7%IND 18.0%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
61,07,187
Density
393 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,530 km²
SC population9.1%
ST population25.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 11.3%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.2%
Electricity76.7%
Sanitation46.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance14.7%
What's nearby?
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