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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1985
Junnar
Winner — 1985
VELLABH DATTARAY BENAKE
ICS
ICS 51.3%INC 47.1%2 others 1.7%
Votes
41,840
51.3% share
Winning margin
3,428
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,20,323
A closely fought contest. VELLABH DATTARAY BENAKE won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VELLABH DATTARAY BENAKE | ICS | 41,840 | 51.3% |
| 2 | NIVRITTISHET NAMDEO SHERKAR | INC | 38,412 | 47.1% |
| 3 | BABAN TUKARAM MEHER | IND | 785 | 1.0% |
| 4 | RAMBHAU VITHAL LANDE | IND | 565 | 0.7% |
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 (196th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.1% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
196th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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131st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ICS 51.3%INC 47.1%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
16,57,576
Density
219 / km²
Sex ratio
924 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,569 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 10.8%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.6%
Electricity68.8%
Sanitation27.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated89.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Women literate83.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel69.7%
Health insurance14.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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