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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1996 by-elections

Kherwadi

Winner — 1996 by-elections

Shrikant Krishnaji Sarmalkar
SHS 52.3%INC 44.0%5 others 3.6%
Votes
37,272
52.3% share
Winning margin
5,917
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
7

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Shrikant Krishnaji Sarmalkar
37,27252.3%
2
Kamble Vijay Baburao
31,35544.0%
3
Bapuji Sitaram Ramteke
1,0981.5%
4
Khan Rais Khan
AIMF
6770.9%
5
Madhav Deshpande
IND
4670.7%
6
Daima Badriprasad Ganpatram
IND
2100.3%
7
Indrasen Singh
IND
1450.2%

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.

Low turnout (231st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 31.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
239th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHS 52.3%INC 44.0%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,88,445
Density
237 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,210 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population14.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.2%Muslim 14.6%Buddhist 13.3%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.8%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation53.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.4%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.8%
Clean cooking fuel71.7%
Health insurance31.9%

What's nearby?

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