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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 271 · 2009

Chandgad

Winner — 2009

DESAI KRISHNARAO RAKHAMAJIRAO ALIAS BABASAHEB KUPEKAR
NCP· Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
NCP 30.9%JSS 28.3%8 others 40.8%
Votes
64,194
30.9% share
Winning margin
5,332
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.9%
of 2,67,039

A closely fought contest. DESAI KRISHNARAO RAKHAMAJIRAO ALIAS BABASAHEB KUPEKAR won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DESAI KRISHNARAO RAKHAMAJIRAO ALIAS BABASAHEB KUPEKAR
Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
64,19430.9%
2
GOPALRAO MOTIRAM PATIL
JSS
58,86228.3%
3
BHARMUANNA SUBARAO PATIL
IND
27,91513.4%
4
PATIL NARASINGRAO GURUNATH
IND
24,63811.8%
5
SHINDE SHRIPATRAO DINKARRAO
11,8875.7%
6
RAJENDRA SHAMARAO GADYANAVAR
IND
7,1863.5%
7
JOSHI PRALHAD VISHVANATH
4,6512.2%
8
NALAWADE SANGRAMSINH APPASO
IND
3,8151.8%
9
ATYALKAR DATTATRAY GUNDU
IND
2,9611.4%
10
KAMBLE MAHADEV SATUPPA ALIAS SHANTIRATNA KAMBLE
BSP
1,8410.9%

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

High turnout (49th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 2.0% · max 44.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
49th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.38
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
219th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 30.9%JSS 28.3%IND 13.4%IND 11.8%JD(S) 5.7%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.57 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,76,001
Density
504 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,685 km²
SC population13.0%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.2%Muslim 7.4%Other 5.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.5%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation74.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated67.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate90.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.0%
Clean cooking fuel84.7%
Health insurance16.5%

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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