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Dharavi

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Winner — 2014

GAIKWAD VARSHA EKNATH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 40.4%SHS 27.4%12 others 32.2%
Votes
47,718
40.4% share
Winning margin
15,328
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
49.4%
of 2,39,073

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history

5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.97 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAIKWAD VARSHA EKNATH
INC
INC (UPA)
47,71840.4%
2
BABURAO MANE
SHS
32,39027.4%
3
DIVYA DHOLAY
BJP
NDA
20,76317.6%
4
HANUMANTHA S NANDEPALLI
IND
5,3334.5%
5
ADV. SANDEEP DATTU KATKE
BSP
BSP
3,1432.7%
6
GANESH CHANDRAKANT KHADE
MNS
3,1202.6%
7
DILIP NAGESH KATKE
IND
2,1991.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4361.2%
9
GOVIND BHIKHABHAI PARMAR
NCP
UPA
1,3841.2%
10
BADEKAR JYOTI SURYAKANT
JD(S)
1910.2%
11
VIKAS MARUTI ROKADE
IND
1730.1%
12
SHINDE SASRJERAO MAHADEV
IND
1270.1%
13
ISHWAR VILAS TATHAWADE
IND
990.1%
14
DINESH PRAKASH VHATKAR
IND
840.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (285th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 3.4% · max 72.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
285th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
30th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.4%SHS 27.4%BJP 17.6%OTH 13.4%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.97 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,85,411
Density
19652 / km²
Sex ratio
832 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.7%Muslim 25.1%Jain 5.4%Other 8.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water97.7%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation67.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate94.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel98.3%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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St. Michael's Church

St. Michael's Church

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