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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1999

Bhokar

Winner — 1999

DESHMUKH BALAJIRAO GOPALRAO ALIAS BABASAHEB
IND
IND 34.1%BBM 31.5%3 others 34.4%
Votes
35,411
34.1% share
Winning margin
2,638
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,59,002

A closely fought contest. DESHMUKH BALAJIRAO GOPALRAO ALIAS BABASAHEB won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DESHMUKH BALAJIRAO GOPALRAO ALIAS BABASAHEB
IND
35,41134.1%
2
GHISEWAD NANGATH LAXMAN
BBM
32,77331.5%
3
DR. KINHALKAR MADHAVRAO BHUJENGRAO
NCP
22,14721.3%
4
MANURKAR BHAGWAN SHANKAR
11,60711.2%
5
JADHAV SATTYA NARAYAN RAMU
ABHS
1,9921.9%

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.

Low turnout (263rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.7% · max 70.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
263rd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
2nd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.1%BBM 31.5%NCP 21.3%SHS 11.2%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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