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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1985

Ratnagiri

Winner — 1985

SHIVAJIRAO JADYAR
INC· INC
INC 50.1%BJP 31.6%6 others 18.2%
Votes
30,518
50.1% share
Winning margin
11,266
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.5%
of 1,20,511

Ratnagiri is a safe seat — SHIVAJIRAO JADYAR won by 18.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVAJIRAO JADYAR
INC
30,51850.1%
2
GOTAD SIVAJI RAMCHANDRA
BJP
19,25231.6%
3
BASHIR AMIN MURTUZA
IND
4,3067.1%
4
PAWAR BHIKAJIRAO
2,4974.1%
5
VIJAY DATTATRAY SALVI
IND
2,2563.7%
6
GOVIND VASUDEO ORPE
IND
1,0541.7%
7
NAMDEVRAO SUTAR
IND
5580.9%
8
MAYEKAR VINAYAK ANNA
IND
4160.7%

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 (117th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
117th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
195th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.1%BJP 31.6%IND 7.1%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,50,862
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,195 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population31.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity77.2%
Sanitation31.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.2%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance19.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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