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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1985

Mahim

Winner — 1985

SHAM SHETTY
INC· INC
INC 39.1%JNP 35.0%6 others 25.9%
Votes
23,416
39.1% share
Winning margin
2,417
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.1%
of 1,22,070

A closely fought contest. SHAM SHETTY won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAM SHETTY
INC
23,41639.1%
2
PINTO FREDERIC MICHAEL
Janata
20,99935.0%
3
SURESH A. GAMBHIR
IND
14,05323.4%
4
DOSSANI ABDUL RAZZAK MOHD. ISHAQUE
Lok Dal
5200.9%
5
CHIMANBHAI GOYAL
IND
3750.6%
6
R. M. VARMA
IND
3160.5%
7
KRANTIGEETA MAHABAL
IND
1770.3%
8
HANUMANTH MARIAPPA CHALWAI
IND
660.1%

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 (168th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.0% · max 51.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
168th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
279th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.1%JNP 35.0%IND 23.4%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,97,160
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,898 km²
SC population19.2%
ST population6.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 71.8%Buddhist 15.0%Muslim 11.9%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.2%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation33.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated71.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel61.4%
Health insurance24.1%

What's nearby?

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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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