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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1985

Karad North

Winner — 1985

ASHTEKAR SHAM ALIAS JANARADHAN BALKRISHNA
ICS
ICS 53.4%INC 45.5%1 others 1.1%
Votes
48,134
53.4% share
Winning margin
7,156
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,30,004

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHTEKAR SHAM ALIAS JANARADHAN BALKRISHNA
ICS
48,13453.4%
2
PATIL PANDURANG DADASAHEB
INC
40,97845.5%
3
GOKHALE BHIKU RAMCHANDRA
9581.1%

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 (182nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 2.4% · max 53.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
182nd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
254th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ICS 53.4%INC 45.5%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,15,069
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
1122 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,208 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.9%Muslim 11.6%Buddhist 7.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation69.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)29.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance16.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Alphonso Mangoes🏺Marine Produce
Jaygad Fort

Jaygad Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Jaygad Fort

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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