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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1985
Malbar Hill
Winner — 1985
B. A. DESAI
INC· INC
INC 66.2%ICS 31.3%4 others 2.6%
Votes
33,574
66.2% share
Winning margin
17,702
34.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
35.4%
of 1,43,299
Malbar Hill is a safe seat — B. A. DESAI won by 34.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. A. DESAI | INC | 33,574 | 66.2% |
| 2 | BANE MANOHAR V. | ICS | 15,872 | 31.3% |
| 3 | RADHEYSHYAM HUBLAL YADAV | Lok Dal | 482 | 0.9% |
| 4 | DAWALE MOTIRAM GURUJI | IND | 377 | 0.7% |
| 5 | KARSONDAS KALIDAS CHAWHAN | IND | 272 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RADHESHYAM DUBE | IND | 171 | 0.3% |
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 (106th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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106th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
240th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.2%ICS 31.3%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,86,258
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,661 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population4.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.3%Buddhist 14.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.2%
Electricity76.5%
Sanitation35.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.0%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.8%
Women literate79.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.2%
Health insurance37.9%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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