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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1985

Devgad

Winner — 1985

APPA GOGATE
BJP· BJP
BJP 38.6%INC 25.4%4 others 36.1%
Votes
21,386
38.5% share
Winning margin
7,301
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.0%
of 90,991

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
APPA GOGATE
BJP
21,38638.5%
2
R. R. LOKE
INC
14,08525.4%
3
MIRASHI RAJABHAU GOVIND
IND
9,31716.8%
4
DADA ALIAS BHASKAR SHANKAR TALEKAR
IND
7,27813.1%
5
SHANKAR YASHWANT GHADIGAONKAR
IND
2,6484.8%
6
VINAYAK DHAKOO MITHBAVKAR
IND
7621.4%

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.

High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.5% · max 44.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
4th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
57th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.5%INC 25.4%IND 16.8%IND 13.1%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,295
Density
277 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,955 km²
SC population2.9%
ST population69.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity58.3%
Sanitation28.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.3%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)57.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance15.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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