Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1995

Malegaon

1962 1967 1972 1978 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024

Winner — 1995

NIHAL AHMED MAULAVI MD. USMAN

JD· Janata Dal

JD 43.7%IND 22.9%17 others 33.4%

Votes

65,621

43.7% share

Winning margin

31,203

20.8% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

65.4%

of 2,29,733

Malegaon is a safe seat — NIHAL AHMED MAULAVI MD. USMAN won by 20.8%.

Seat history

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All Candidates

19 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	NIHAL AHMED MAULAVI MD. USMAN	JD Janata Dal	65,621	43.7%	Inc
2	SK. RASHID SK. SHAFI	IND	34,418	22.9%
3	SHARMA PRALHAD BADRINARAYAN	BJP BJP	23,437	15.6%	DL
4	MD. YUNUS SK. ISSA	INC INC	20,948	13.9%	DL
5	QURESHI MD. HANIF MD. UMAR	IND	1,910	1.3%	DL
6	ABDUL KHALIK KHATIB ABDUL HAKIM	BSP	1,114	0.7%	DL
7	A. MANNAN A. TAVVAB	IND	411	0.3%	DL
8	SHAHNAVAJ A. SALAM	IND	382	0.3%	DL
9	MD. ISMAIL MD. IBRAHIM	BMSM	377	0.3%	DL
10	PAWAR RAMESH JAMSING	IND	298	0.2%	DL
11	KHALIK SIDDIQUE MD. YUNUS	IND	240	0.2%	DL
12	SWALEHA A. GANI	IND	221	0.1%	DL
13	VIJAYA DHANANJAY MALI	IND	161	0.1%	DL
14	SHAIKH MUSTAFA SK. CHAND	IND	158	0.1%	DL
15	WANI ASHOK KASHINATH	DDP	154	0.1%	DL
16	KANOJ RAVINDRA CHHABU	IND	128	0.1%	DL
17	SABIR ALI SHAH QUARBAN ALI SHAH	IND	125	0.1%	DL
18	RAFIK AH. MD. SIDDIQUE	IND	108	0.1%	DL
19	SHAIKH SANDUBHAI USMAN	IND	67	0.0%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

20.8%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 17.2% · min 2.2% · max 65.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

81%

lowerhigher

5th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.18

fewer partiesmore parties

194th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.5%

lowerhigher

194th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES

JD 43.7%IND 22.9%BJP 15.6%INC 13.9%OTH 3.9%

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?

1 location

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