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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VELLABH DATTARAY BENAKE
ICS
41,84051.3%
2
NIVRITTISHET NAMDEO SHERKAR
INC
38,41247.1%
3
BABAN TUKARAM MEHER
IND
7851.0%
4
RAMBHAU VITHAL LANDE
IND
5650.7%

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
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.1% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
196th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
131st of 288

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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%
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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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