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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2005 by-elections

Nagpur South

Winner — 2005 by-elections

DINANATH PADOLE
INC 26.7%BJP 24.8%12 others 48.5%
Votes
30,073
26.7% share
Winning margin
2,227
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
14

Nagpur South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 2,227 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINANATH PADOLE
30,07326.7%
2
ASHOK MAHADEORAO MANKAR
27,84624.8%
3
KUMBHARE SULEKHA NARAYANRAO
IND
26,75223.8%
4
ABHIJIT GOVINDRAO WANJARI
IND
19,15617.0%
5
ADV. ASHOK YAWLE
6,8856.1%
6
SUSHILA RAJAN TAMBE
IND
4490.4%
7
DESHMUKH DEVIDAS RAMRAO
SRP
2310.2%
8
PRAVIN GULABRAO (G) RAUT
IND
2290.2%
9
ADV. SURESH UDDHAORAO SHINDE
IND
2190.2%
10
RATHI BHAGWANDAS SHANKAR LAL
IND
2100.2%
11
SHEKHAR HARIDAS CHAHANDE
IND
1410.1%
12
RAJESH S GAIKWAD
KJS
1080.1%
13
RAJDATTA RAMDAS WASE
IND
880.1%
14
VINOD TARACHANDJI MESHRAM
IND
820.1%

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.

Average turnout (110th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
110th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
3rd of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.7%BJP 24.8%IND 23.8%IND 17.0%BSP 6.1%OTH 1.6%

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?

1 location
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