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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 122 · 2009Reserved (ST)
Dindori
Winner — 2009
MAHALE DHANRAJ HARIBHAU
SHS· Shiv Sena-BJP Yuti (NDA)
SHS 43.7%NCP 43.6%5 others 12.7%
Votes
68,569
43.7% share
Winning margin
149
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.7%
of 2,42,616
Dindori was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 149 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHALE DHANRAJ HARIBHAU | Shiv Sena-BJP Yuti (NDA) | 68,569 | 43.7% |
| 2 | ZIRWAL NARHARI SITARAM | UPA | 68,420 | 43.6% |
| 3 | GANGODE MADHUKAR DAGU | 11,022 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | HADAL RAMESH SHIVRAM | IND | 3,685 | 2.4% |
| 5 | TOPALE MAHESH GOVARDHAN | IND | 2,184 | 1.4% |
| 6 | KARATE VISHNU KASHINATH | BSP | 1,706 | 1.1% |
| 7 | NATHE SURESH VITHOBA | IND | 1,333 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (15th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.1% · max 38.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
15th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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139th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHS 43.7%NCP 43.6%CPM 7.0%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
61,07,187
Density
393 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,530 km²
SC population9.1%
ST population25.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 11.3%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.2%
Electricity76.7%
Sanitation46.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance14.7%
What's nearby?
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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.