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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 256 · 2014

Wai

Winner — 2014

JADHAV (PATIL) MAKRAND LAXMANRAO
NCP· NCP
NCP 46.3%INC 28.6%9 others 25.0%
Votes
1,01,218
46.4% share
Winning margin
38,702
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
69.2%
of 3,15,481

Wai is a safe seat — JADHAV (PATIL) MAKRAND LAXMANRAO won by 17.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JADHAV (PATIL) MAKRAND LAXMANRAO
NCP
1,01,21846.4%
2
BHOSALE MADAN PRATAPRAO
UPA
62,51628.6%
3
JADHAV PURUSHOTTAM BAJIRAO
NDA
25,25511.6%
4
BAVALEKAR DATTARAY MARUTI(D.M)
23,34310.7%
5
SANJAY NAMDEV GAIKWAD
IND
1,3620.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3250.6%
7
MAYUR PRAKASH NAL
1,1140.5%
8
KADALE SUNIL BHIKAJI
IND
1,0390.5%
9
VIJAY SAHEBRAO WANKHEDE
IND
5210.2%
10
MORE RAJAN WAMAN
BSP
5140.2%
11
UMESH MUKUND WAGHMARE
IND
1850.1%

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

Average turnout (153rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.1% · max 73.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
153rd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 46.4%INC 28.6%BJP 11.6%SHS 10.7%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,03,741
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,480 km²
SC population10.8%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Other 10.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.4%
Electricity87.9%
Sanitation71.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel82.1%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Strawberries
🏛️

Old temple of the River Krishna facing the Wai Valley.

🏛️MonumentASI

Old temple of the River Krishna facing the Wai Valley.

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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