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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2009
Amravati
Winner — 2009
RAOSAHEB SHEKHAWAT
INC· Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
INC 43.8%IND 39.8%12 others 16.5%
Votes
61,331
43.8% share
Winning margin
5,614
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
51.9%
of 2,69,822
A closely fought contest. RAOSAHEB SHEKHAWAT won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAOSAHEB SHEKHAWAT | Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA) | 61,331 | 43.8% |
| 2 | DR. SUNIL PANJABRAO DESHMUKH | IND | 55,717 | 39.8% |
| 3 | SHINGORE PRADEEP BALWANTRAO | NDA | 16,024 | 11.4% |
| 4 | SAMEER RATNAKAR DESHMUKH | IND | 2,104 | 1.5% |
| 5 | ABDUL RAHEMAN ABDUL MAJID | BSP | 1,712 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SHEKH AKABAR SHEKH ISMAILE | BBM | 818 | 0.6% |
| 7 | PATIL SIR ALIAS PAPPU BHAU | IND | 576 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MO.SALIM MO.JAFAR | IND | 447 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DR. KARIM SHAH RAHEMAN SHAH | IND | 427 | 0.3% |
| 10 | VAHIDKHAN BADARKHAN | IND | 375 | 0.3% |
| 11 | PRAVIN VASANT KENDALE | IND | 258 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BAGDI PURUSHOTTAM KISANLAL | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 13 | TAYDE MAHESH BHOJRAJ | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 14 | JAIN SHISHIR ASHOK | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (242nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.7% · max 52.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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242nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.31
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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218th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%IND 39.8%BJP 11.4%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,88,445
Density
237 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,210 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population14.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.2%Muslim 14.6%Buddhist 13.3%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.8%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation53.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.4%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.8%
Clean cooking fuel71.7%
Health insurance31.9%
What's nearby?
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