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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1985

Nandgaon

Winner — 1985

GAIKWAD MADHARAO BAYAJI
CPI· Left
CPI 34.2%ICS 30.8%13 others 35.0%
Votes
25,735
34.2% share
Winning margin
2,559
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.9%
of 1,27,700

A closely fought contest. GAIKWAD MADHARAO BAYAJI won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAIKWAD MADHARAO BAYAJI
Left
25,73534.2%
2
NAHAR KANNYALAL CHUNILAL
ICS
23,17630.8%
3
DHATRAK JAGNNATH MURLIDHAR
INC
22,52429.9%
4
SAHEBRAO BARKU BAGUL
IND
9431.3%
5
ASHOK YADERO RASAL
IND
8471.1%
6
HIRMAN RAJARAM MORE
IND
5430.7%
7
SHINDE SHRAVAN VEDU
IND
2780.4%
8
ANI BOZER ROBERT SALVE
IND
2470.3%
9
SHINDE LAXMAN DAGGADU
IND
2080.3%
10
SUDHAKAR LALA SURESH
IND
1850.3%
11
SHARMA MADANLAL LADURAM
IND
1380.2%
12
SURENDRA MALJI PATIL
IND
1210.2%
13
KARBHARI DAGU PATIL
IND
1160.1%
14
PARASANATH DIGAMBER WAGH
IND
1080.1%
15
POPATRO MADHADU KARDAK
IND
660.1%

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 (121st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.3% · max 45.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
121st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
238th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 34.2%ICS 30.8%INC 29.9%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,04,307
Density
193 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,443 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population17.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.8%Buddhist 13.0%Other 6.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.6%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.5%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.0%
Clean cooking fuel85.1%
Health insurance28.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Products🏺Rice
🏛️

Fort wall, Ballarpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort wall

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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