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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1985
Bhandup
Winner — 1985
SHEKERKAR WAMAN RAMCHANDRA
INC· INC
INC 38.3%BJP 17.5%15 others 44.2%
Votes
38,674
38.3% share
Winning margin
21,074
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
50.2%
of 2,01,059
Bhandup is a safe seat — SHEKERKAR WAMAN RAMCHANDRA won by 20.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEKERKAR WAMAN RAMCHANDRA | INC | 38,674 | 38.3% |
| 2 | MADHUKAR R. DESAI | BJP | 17,600 | 17.4% |
| 3 | SANZGIRI PRABHAKAR PANDURANG | Left | 13,633 | 13.5% |
| 4 | KADAM EDANATH HARI | IND | 11,618 | 11.5% |
| 5 | SHISHIR SHINDE | IND | 8,582 | 8.5% |
| 6 | V. D. KHADE | IND | 6,986 | 6.9% |
| 7 | CHINTAMAN NANA GANGURDE | IND | 1,153 | 1.1% |
| 8 | PHALE R. B. | 576 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | NIPANIKAR PRABHAKAR | Lok Dal | 531 | 0.5% |
| 10 | S. R. ROKADE | IND | 301 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ANKUSH MANOHAR SHIVRAM | IND | 241 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SUBEDAR YADAV | IND | 206 | 0.2% |
| 13 | NAZRUL ISLAM RAMCHANDRA ALIAS BHAGWAN | IND | 204 | 0.2% |
| 14 | DIGAMBAR PANDURANG KADAM | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 15 | NAGNATH RACHAPPA PATIL | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 16 | VASANTRAO NIMBA CHAVAN | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 17 | TARASINGH | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
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 (97th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 3.2% · max 31.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
97th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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161st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.3%BJP 17.4%CPM 13.5%IND 11.5%IND 8.5%IND 6.9%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,53,570
Density
470 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,892 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population9.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.0%Buddhist 14.4%Muslim 8.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.4%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation75.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate94.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel96.0%
Health insurance25.6%
What's nearby?
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