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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 250 · 1985

Bhavani Peth

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Winner — 1985

DHERE PRAKASH KESHAVRAO
IND
IND 49.2%JNP 35.3%13 others 15.5%
Votes
34,745
49.2% share
Winning margin
9,846
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
55.4%
of 1,27,317

A clear win with a 13.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHERE PRAKASH KESHAVRAO
IND
34,74549.2%
2
BHAI BAIDYA
JNP
Janata
24,89935.3%
3
RAJ SALVE
IND
3,3214.7%
4
SAIYED ASHABAI NAJIR
IND
2,9854.2%
5
KAKA WADKE
IND
2,6133.7%
6
KAMBLE SADANAND BHIMRAO
RPI
5730.8%
7
SHINDE SHANTWAN BANSI
IND
3230.5%
8
VIJAYKUMAR MARLECHA
IND
2690.4%
9
MALANG KULU ERAFANI
IND
2230.3%
10
THAKURDESAI DATTA
IND
1810.3%
11
DUBE SAMARBAHADUR PARAMHAUNS
IND
1210.2%
12
SURESHKUMAR INDRAMAL MEHTA
IND
1100.2%
13
NURBAKSHA IMAN SHAIKH
IND
850.1%
14
AKABAR DADAMIYA KAZI
IND
800.1%
15
THAKUR CHANDRABHAN BHIMSINGH
IND
380.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (164th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 0.3% · max 66.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
164th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
207th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.2%JNP 35.3%OTH 15.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,17,756
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,895 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.9%Muslim 10.2%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.0%
Electricity69.3%
Sanitation41.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.3%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate76.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Clean cooking fuel73.1%
Health insurance20.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏷️PomegranateGI🏷️Solapur Terry TowelGI
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Sangameshwar and Muralidhar Temple

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