Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2014

Karanja

1962 1967 1972 1978 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024

Winner — 2014

PATNI RAJENDRA SUKHANAND

BJP· BJP (NDA)

BJP 24.4%BBM 22.1%20 others 53.5%

Votes

44,751

24.4% share

Winning margin

4,147

2.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

63.5%

of 2,88,706

A closely fought contest. PATNI RAJENDRA SUKHANAND won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

3 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

22 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	PATNI RAJENDRA SUKHANAND	BJP BJP (NDA)	44,751	24.4%
2	PUNJANI MO.YUSUF	BBM	40,604	22.1%
3	RANJIT SHERSING JADHAV	MNS	29,751	16.2%	DL
4	PRAKASH UTTAMRAO DAHAKE	IND	27,043	14.8%	IncDL
5	SUBHASH PANDHRINATH THAKARE	NCP UPA	21,066	11.5%	DL
6	KAWAR SUDHIRKUMAR VITTHALRAO	SHS	6,277	3.4%	DL
7	JYOTITAI ANIL GANESHPURE	INC UPA	3,010	1.6%	DL
8	GARVE USMAN PIRU	BSP BSP	2,624	1.4%	DL
9	COM. RAMKRUSHNA PUNDLIKRAO SAWAKE	CPIM	1,649	0.9%	DL
10	GAWAI ADESH RAMBHAU	BMUP	893	0.5%	DL
11	DHANANJAY BHALCHANDRA JOSHI	IND	745	0.4%	DL
12	RAJU BHAURAO JOGDAND	PWPI	733	0.4%	DL
13	RAM NAKHALE	IND	727	0.4%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	668	0.4%
15	MOHITE DILIP KESHEORAO	IND	545	0.3%	DL
16	MANWAR BABAN MAHADEORAO	IND	411	0.2%	DL
17	AMDABADKAR GAJANAN KASHINATH	IND	391	0.2%	DL
18	ADV. BHARAT KISANRAO SAWALE	IND	380	0.2%	DL
19	TUSHAR VIJAY BHAGAT	IND	301	0.2%	DL
20	AMBADAS BHIMRAO KHADSE	AIFB	292	0.2%	DL
21	UDAYCHANDRA SHRIRAM GULDE	IND	290	0.2%	DL
22	JADHAV SURESH RAMJI	IND	212	0.1%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (175th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

2.3%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 14.3% · min 2.3% · max 31.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

66%

lowerhigher

175th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

3.86

fewer partiesmore parties

18th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.4%

lowerhigher

229th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 24.4%BBM 22.1%MNS 16.2%IND 14.8%NCP 11.5%OTH 10.6%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

3/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

11,97,160

Density

244 / km²

Sex ratio

930 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

4,898 km²

SC population19.2%

ST population6.7%

NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

72%HINDU

Hindu 71.8%Buddhist 15.0%Muslim 11.9%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water41.2%

Electricity76.0%

Sanitation33.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births92.9%

Children fully vaccinated71.6%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%

Children underweight (under 5)39.3%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%

Women literate78.0%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%

Clean cooking fuel61.4%

Health insurance24.1%

What's nearby?

1 location

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Cotton related products & Textiles🏺Soya bean and soya bean products

🖼️

Banjara Virasat Museum

🖼️MuseumWikidata

📍Google Maps OSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25

ID: MH-35·View all Maharashtra 2014 seats →