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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 266 · 2014

Ratnagiri

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Winner — 2014

UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT
SHS· SHS
SHS 53.5%BJP 31.0%10 others 15.5%
Votes
93,876
53.5% share
Winning margin
39,427
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.2%
of 2,65,279

Ratnagiri is a safe seat — UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT won by 22.4%.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.96 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UDAY RAVINDRA SAMANT
SHS
SHS
93,87653.5%
2
BALASAHEB MANE
BJP
NDA
54,44931.0%
3
BASHIR AMIN MURTUZA
NCP
UPA
14,1958.1%
4
KEER RAMESH SHREEDHAR
INC
UPA
5,0572.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,7221.6%
6
MOHITE NANDKUMAR DHONDU
IND
1,6530.9%
7
DINESH GOVIND PAWAR
BSP
BSP
1,4320.8%
8
SANDEEP YASHAWANT GAWADE
IND
6600.4%
9
PRAVIN PRAKASH JADHAV
BMUP
5710.3%
10
MANISH (BABU) JAGANNATH TALEKAR
IND
3990.2%
11
SURVE SUNIL VASANTRAO
IND
2940.2%
12
UDAY SAWANT
IND
2800.2%

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

Average turnout (182nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 2.4% · max 53.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
182nd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
254th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SHS 53.5%BJP 31.0%NCP 8.1%OTH 5.9%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.96 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,15,069
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
1122 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,208 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.9%Muslim 11.6%Buddhist 7.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation69.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)29.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance16.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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🏺Alphonso Mangoes🏺Marine Produce
Thibaw Palace

Thibaw Palace

🏯PalaceWikidata
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Jaygad Fort

Jaygad Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Jaygad Fort

📍Google MapsOSM

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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