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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 215 · 2005 by-elections
South Solapur
Winner — 2005 by-elections
PATIL RATIKANT SHANKAREPPA
SHS 46.3%INC 44.8%9 others 8.9%
Votes
50,793
46.3% share
Winning margin
1,609
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
South Solapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,609 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATIL RATIKANT SHANKAREPPA | 50,793 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | SHIVDARE RAJSHEKHAR VIRUPAKSHAPPA | 49,184 | 44.8% | |
| 3 | KAMBLE AYYUBSAHEB KARIMSAHEB | 2,419 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | KONJARI VAKSIDDHA MARUTI | 2,053 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | SAYYED MUSHTAQUE M. HANIF | IND | 1,126 | 1.0% |
| 6 | PANCHAPPA VISHWANATH HUGGE | IND | 981 | 0.9% |
| 7 | GAIKWAD LAKSHMIKANT CHANDRAKANT | KJHS | 975 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SHINDE VIJAYKUMAR DADARAO | IND | 685 | 0.6% |
| 9 | YEVALE SHRIMANT ARJUN | IND | 615 | 0.6% |
| 10 | NADAF RAMJAN BANDUBHAI | IND | 597 | 0.5% |
| 11 | NAGMANI KISAN JAKKAN | IND | 360 | 0.3% |
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 (219th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.7% · max 30.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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219th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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118th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHS 46.3%INC 44.8%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
94,29,408
Density
603 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,643 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 7.1%Other 7.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity92.7%
Sanitation73.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated58.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.5%
Health insurance14.4%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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