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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Dharavi

Winner — 1985

EKNATH M. GAIKWAD
INC· INC
INC 49.3%ICS 32.8%4 others 17.9%
Votes
36,396
49.3% share
Winning margin
12,173
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.1%
of 1,75,252

Dharavi is a safe seat — EKNATH M. GAIKWAD won by 16.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
EKNATH M. GAIKWAD
INC
36,39649.3%
2
VASANT MORE
ICS
24,22332.8%
3
SATYENDRA MORE
Left
4,6126.3%
4
NARAYAN GENU KADAM
IND
4,5416.2%
5
NANASAHEB WAGHMARE
IND
3,8285.2%
6
JADHAV HARI PUNJAJI
IND
2020.3%

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 (175th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.3% · max 31.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
175th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.86
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
229th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.3%ICS 32.8%CPM 6.3%IND 6.2%IND 5.2%OTH 0.3%

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?

1 location
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