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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 262 · 1985
Wai
Winner — 1985
MADANRAO GANPATRAO PISAL
INC· INC
INC 50.0%ICS 48.9%2 others 1.0%
Votes
38,074
50.0% share
Winning margin
843
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.0%
of 1,08,686
Wai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 843 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADANRAO GANPATRAO PISAL | INC | 38,074 | 50.0% |
| 2 | ARVIND BABURAO CHAVAN | ICS | 37,231 | 48.9% |
| 3 | BHOSALE BHIMRAO BABURAO | IND | 635 | 0.8% |
| 4 | MORE SARJERAO GENU | IND | 163 | 0.2% |
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 (188th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.3% · min 1.1% · max 78.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
188th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.49
fewer partiesmore parties
288th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
61st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.0%ICS 48.9%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Strawberries
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