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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 140 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Ambernath
Winner — 2014
DR. BALAJI KINIKAR
SHS· SHS
SHS 34.4%BJP 32.9%16 others 32.7%
Votes
47,000
34.4% share
Winning margin
2,041
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
39.7%
of 3,44,155
Ambernath was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,041 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. BALAJI KINIKAR | SHS | 47,000 | 34.4% |
| 2 | WANKHEDE RAJESH DEVENDRA | NDA | 44,959 | 32.9% |
| 3 | SURYAWANSHI KAMLAKAR NAGORAO | UPA | 15,740 | 11.5% |
| 4 | MAHESH TAPASE | UPA | 8,722 | 6.4% |
| 5 | DR. VIKAS TUKARAM KAMBLE | 5,129 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | SHYAM ANAND GAIKWAD | IND | 4,118 | 3.0% |
| 7 | INGLE PRASHANT RAMESH | BSP | 3,557 | 2.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,288 | 1.7% |
| 9 | THORAT SARANG SHAMRAO | BBM | 1,552 | 1.1% |
| 10 | VIKAS RATAN KHARAT | IND | 830 | 0.6% |
| 11 | ADHAGALE RAJENDRA NAMDEO | BVA | 763 | 0.6% |
| 12 | GAIKWAD RAMESH KONDIBA | SAOI | 641 | 0.5% |
| 13 | MORE YATIN DATTATRAY | IND | 270 | 0.2% |
| 14 | ABHIMAN ARJUN NIKAM | AWVP | 261 | 0.2% |
| 15 | UTTAM BHIKAJI BANGALE | JD(U) | 210 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KAMBLE SIDRAM KASHINATH | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MOTE CHANDRAKANT RAMBHAJI | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 18 | BALKRISHNA AMBADAS GULADHE | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (286th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.5% · max 51.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
286th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
38th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHS 34.4%BJP 32.9%INC 11.5%NCP 6.4%OTH 13.1%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 Cr
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?
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