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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1985

Phaltan

Winner — 1985

KADAM SURYAJIRAO SHANKARRAO ALAIS CHIMANRAO
IND
IND 52.0%ICS 40.0%3 others 8.0%
Votes
46,763
52.0% share
Winning margin
10,771
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.9%
of 1,25,189

A clear win with a 12.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KADAM SURYAJIRAO SHANKARRAO ALAIS CHIMANRAO
IND
46,76352.0%
2
BHOSALE RAJARAM SAKHARAM ALIAS RAJA BHONSALE
ICS
35,99240.0%
3
MORE BABASAHEB RAGHUNATH
INC
6,5957.3%
4
KAZI HAJI AHMED SALIM
IND
5580.6%
5
SARAK RAKHAMAJI ANNA
IND
850.1%

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.

Average turnout (82nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.8% · min 1.3% · max 80.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
82nd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
278th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 52.0%ICS 40.0%INC 7.3%OTH 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,03,741
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,480 km²
SC population10.8%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Other 10.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.4%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation71.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel82.1%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Strawberries

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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