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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1985
Barshi
Winner — 1985
DILIP GANGADHAR SOPAL
ICS
ICS 55.6%INC 42.8%5 others 1.6%
Votes
42,822
55.6% share
Winning margin
9,853
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,14,634
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DILIP GANGADHAR SOPAL | ICS | 42,822 | 55.6% |
| 2 | PATIL BABURAO SHANKARRAO (GADEGAONKAR) | INC | 32,969 | 42.8% |
| 3 | NAGNATH SHANKAR PHULE | IND | 388 | 0.5% |
| 4 | TAMBOLI MAULA FAKIRA | IND | 262 | 0.3% |
| 5 | PAWAR RAMBHAU ABA | IND | 248 | 0.3% |
| 6 | KAILAS DATTATREY NEWALE | IND | 216 | 0.3% |
| 7 | LAXMANDAS LIMBAJI LOKARE | IND | 122 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
7th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
113th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ICS 55.6%INC 42.8%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,43,159
Density
266 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,048 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Muslim 7.1%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.3%
Electricity75.1%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated83.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)41.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Clean cooking fuel77.4%
Health insurance12.0%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane Sugar🏺Dairy Products (Milk based products)
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