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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Palghar
Winner — 1985
VALVI VISHNU GOPAL
INC· INC
INC 38.1%JNP 33.4%3 others 28.6%
Votes
22,495
38.1% share
Winning margin
2,782
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
47.5%
of 1,24,493
A closely fought contest. VALVI VISHNU GOPAL won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VALVI VISHNU GOPAL | INC | 22,495 | 38.1% |
| 2 | ARJUN KAKADYA SHINGADE | Janata | 19,713 | 33.4% |
| 3 | AVINASH BALIRAM SUTAR | IND | 14,942 | 25.3% |
| 4 | JANARDAN BHIVA SHELAR | IND | 1,829 | 3.1% |
| 5 | VIMAL RAYSING VALVI | IND | 118 | 0.2% |
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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.1% · max 31.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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99th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
168th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.1%JNP 33.4%IND 25.3%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,00,334
Density
294 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,087 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population7.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.1%Buddhist 12.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.0%
Electricity82.3%
Sanitation61.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.4%
Health insurance30.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
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