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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2004Reserved (ST)

Palghar

Winner — 2004

MANISHA MANOHAR NIMKAR
SHS· Shiv Sena-BJP Yuti (NDA)
SHS 47.4%INC 40.5%4 others 12.1%
Votes
58,627
47.4% share
Winning margin
8,441
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.3%
of 2,12,415

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANISHA MANOHAR NIMKAR
Shiv Sena-BJP Yuti (NDA)
58,62747.4%
2
GAVIT RAJENDRA D
UPA
50,18640.5%
3
PAGI GEETA GAJANAN
6,1184.9%
4
AVINASH BALIRAM SUTAR
BSP
4,3773.5%
5
VISHNU LAXMAN KADAV
IND
2,4802.0%
6
SUMADA PRAKASH BHAURAO
ABHS
1,9761.6%

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

Average turnout (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.1% · max 31.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
99th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
168th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHS 47.4%INC 40.5%OTH 12.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,00,334
Density
294 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,087 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population7.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.1%Buddhist 12.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.0%
Electricity82.3%
Sanitation61.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.4%
Health insurance30.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice

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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