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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Deolali

Winner — 1985

DONDE BHIKCHAND HARIBHAU
BJP· BJP
BJP 35.3%INC 28.9%12 others 35.8%
Votes
23,235
35.3% share
Winning margin
4,249
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
45.8%
of 1,43,560

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DONDE BHIKCHAND HARIBHAU
BJP
23,23535.3%
2
SATHE RANCHANDRA GANPAT
INC
18,98628.9%
3
AHIRE BABULAL SOMA
IND
8,69613.2%
4
GANGURDE SHAILENDRA DAMODAR
IND
4,9857.6%
5
JAGTAP MADHUKAR BHAGWAT
IND
3,0344.6%
6
GHOLAP BABAN SHANKAR
IND
2,7744.2%
7
BARVE BHASKAR SHIVRAM
RPK
2,4113.7%
8
BHALERAO NANASABEB BABURAO
IND
5770.9%
9
GAIKWAD JAGANNATH PANDURANG
IND
3620.6%
10
CHAVAN RAJARAM WAKU
IND
3150.5%
11
UGHADE BALU YADAV
IND
1680.3%
12
KANADE BHAGWAT LAXMAN
IND
1140.2%
13
KATARE DIWAKAR NAMDEO
IND
770.1%
14
NIKAM RAMBHAU SAMPAT
IND
560.1%

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.

High turnout (44th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.6% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
44th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
41st of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.3%INC 28.9%IND 13.2%IND 7.6%OTH 15.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,72,942
Density
74 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,412 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population38.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Buddhist 7.7%Other 5.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity59.2%
Sanitation27.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated97.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate79.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.1%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance33.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Forest products🏺Rice
Group of Temples, Markanda

Group of Temples, Markanda

🏛️MonumentASI

Group of Temples

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Group of twenty Cromlechs or Kistvaens

🏛️MonumentASI

Group of twenty Cromlechs or Kistvaens

🏛️

Rock Caves, Jharapapra

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock Caves

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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