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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 143 · 2004

Bhandara

Winner — 2004

PANCHABUDHE NANA JAIRAM
NCP· Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
NCP 32.8%BJP 31.9%7 others 35.3%
Votes
43,269
32.8% share
Winning margin
1,111
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.4%
of 1,79,877

Bhandara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,111 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PANCHABUDHE NANA JAIRAM
Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
43,26932.8%
2
ASWALE RAM GOPAL
NDA
42,15831.9%
3
KAREMORE RAJU MANIKRAO
BSP
40,00030.3%
4
SHENDE SADASHIO SADHOOJI
IND
2,3001.7%
5
BRAMHANKAR ABHAY RAGHUNATH
Samajwadi Party
1,3481.0%
6
ASHA MAROTI BODELE
BBM
8570.7%
7
VAIDYA SUNIL RAMBHAU
IND
8440.6%
8
NANDA VIRSINGH MADAVI
7950.6%
9
GOSWAMI ASHOK JAGESHWAR
PRBP
4330.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (248th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.8% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
248th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.78
fewer partiesmore parties
279th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
16th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 32.8%BJP 31.9%BSP 30.3%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,10,60,148
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,558 km²
SC population6.6%
ST population13.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Muslim 12.3%Other 8.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.8%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation67.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.4%
Clean cooking fuel90.4%
Health insurance22.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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